diff --git a/serializers/json/pom.xml b/serializers/json/pom.xml
index 7ccc95d3..a6d31044 100644
--- a/serializers/json/pom.xml
+++ b/serializers/json/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.4</version>
+            <version>2.7</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>