diff --git a/perf-benchmark/Samples/ninja-echo-message/pom.xml b/perf-benchmark/Samples/ninja-echo-message/pom.xml
index d634ea7e9..762c97ad7 100644
--- a/perf-benchmark/Samples/ninja-echo-message/pom.xml
+++ b/perf-benchmark/Samples/ninja-echo-message/pom.xml
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.5</version>
+            <version>2.7</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 </project>