diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0191d7cf..b43f5f24 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Less4j is a port. The original compiler was written in JavaScript and is called
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>commons-io</groupId>
 			<artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-			<version>2.3</version>
+			<version>2.7</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>junit</groupId>