diff --git a/testutils/ptest2/pom.xml b/testutils/ptest2/pom.xml
index 211678e4d1f6..c3c092d14992 100644
--- a/testutils/ptest2/pom.xml
+++ b/testutils/ptest2/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1</version>
+      <version>2.7</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-cli</groupId>