diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ee789c6..538d554 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <version>2.5</version>
+      <version>2.7</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.norconex.collectors</groupId>