diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 148238f2..3dd4cf22 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.7</version>
+            <version>2.17.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- TEST DEPENDENCIES -->