diff --git a/infinispan-remote/persistence/sql-store/pom.xml b/infinispan-remote/persistence/sql-store/pom.xml
index 7a6e117b..11fdcf55 100644
--- a/infinispan-remote/persistence/sql-store/pom.xml
+++ b/infinispan-remote/persistence/sql-store/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.20.0</version>
+            <version>2.21.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>