diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 48d4063d..f4d98e8b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@
     <dependency>
     	<groupId>commons-io</groupId>
     	<artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-    	<version>2.7</version>
+    	<version>2.16.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- Commons DBUtils is a collection of utility methods that help avoid boilerplate when working with SQL. -->
     <dependency>