diff --git a/core/prettyprinting/npp/pom.xml b/core/prettyprinting/npp/pom.xml
index 1867ab40e6..ae658fdd12 100644
--- a/core/prettyprinting/npp/pom.xml
+++ b/core/prettyprinting/npp/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.4</version>
+            <version>2.7</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>