diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4bfe5c0..8bcb22e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.1</version>
+            <version>2.7</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>