diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7f371e82..90f94c4c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.5</version>
+            <version>2.8.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- TESTING -->