diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bd9dbbf..138bada 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <version>2.7</version>
+      <version>2.9.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- maven plugin dependencies -->