diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f2cf76a..ac6a742 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <version>2.0.1</version>
+      <version>2.7</version>
     </dependency>