diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b523371..b823ac1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1</version>
+      <version>2.7</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>