diff --git a/backend/pom.xml b/backend/pom.xml
index 9f8c9d7c..c14ed6d2 100644
--- a/backend/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/pom.xml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.4</version>
+            <version>2.7</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>