diff --git a/modules/core-test-module/pom.xml b/modules/core-test-module/pom.xml
index 525d76c9..8028b4a3 100644
--- a/modules/core-test-module/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/core-test-module/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.11.0</version>
+            <version>2.16.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>