diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 613ad8cf7..c9dc564b5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-        <version>2.11.0</version>
+        <version>2.16.0</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <!-- Test -->