diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 72f4a1ee..f7f9f0ba 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.6</version>
+            <version>2.7</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- Test Dependencies -->
         <dependency>