diff --git a/siren-core/pom.xml b/siren-core/pom.xml
index c1ae509..add60e9 100644
--- a/siren-core/pom.xml
+++ b/siren-core/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <version>1.4</version>
+      <version>2.7</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>