diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 052bf3c..8db7ca5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.7</version>
+            <version>2.18.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- For tests -->