diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2a77842a8..306492b5b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <version>2.6</version>
+      <version>2.8.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- doxia -->