diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3090ce637..8d9d04587 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.0.1</version>
+            <version>2.8.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Security (used for CSRF protection only) -->