diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 297de17036..88a9d2f04b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <version>2.11.0</version>
+      <version>2.16.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>