diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dd469fc4f..bc1e41374 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.17.0</version>
+            <version>2.18.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-codec</groupId>