diff --git a/hraven-core/pom.xml b/hraven-core/pom.xml
index 65b1133..e70b967 100644
--- a/hraven-core/pom.xml
+++ b/hraven-core/pom.xml
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <version>2.4</version>
+      <version>2.7</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- used in the rest client -->
     <dependency>