diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0b67dd61e2..b0cf079a25 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-        <version>2.4</version>
+        <version>2.7</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.ow2.asm</groupId>