diff --git a/log4j-parent/pom.xml b/log4j-parent/pom.xml
index d48e9eb375e..29d536dede8 100644
--- a/log4j-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/log4j-parent/pom.xml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
     <commons-compress.version>1.27.1</commons-compress.version>
     <commons-csv.version>1.12.0</commons-csv.version>
     <commons-dbcp2.version>2.12.0</commons-dbcp2.version>
-    <commons-io.version>2.17.0</commons-io.version>
+    <commons-io.version>2.18.0</commons-io.version>
     <commons-lang3.version>3.17.0</commons-lang3.version>
     <commons-logging.version>1.3.4</commons-logging.version>
     <!-- `com.conversantmedia:disruptor` version 1.2.16 requires Java 9: -->