diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e996efe..effbaaf 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.1</version>
+            <version>2.7</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>