diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 36dd3ae3b..2b32c14eb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>commons-io</groupId>
 				<artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-				<version>2.17.0</version>
+				<version>2.18.0</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<!-- basyx.common -->
 			<dependency>