diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ac17c63..5241680 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <version>2.4</version>
+      <version>2.7</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>joda-time</groupId>