diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f49fcca..7a6ef72 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     <commons-collections.version>3.2.2</commons-collections.version>
     <commons-compress.version>1.4.1</commons-compress.version>
     <commons-dbcp.version>1.4</commons-dbcp.version>
-    <commons-io.version>2.1</commons-io.version>
+    <commons-io.version>2.7</commons-io.version>
     <commons-lang.version>2.5</commons-lang.version>
     <curator.version>2.6.0</curator.version>
     <derby.version>10.14.1.0</derby.version>