diff --git a/word-count/pom.xml b/word-count/pom.xml
index 1fbe42c..24642be 100644
--- a/word-count/pom.xml
+++ b/word-count/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.4</version>
+            <version>2.7</version>
         </dependency>
 
     </dependencies>