diff --git a/step-tools/pom.xml b/step-tools/pom.xml
index cf0d45a547..c721ff5832 100644
--- a/step-tools/pom.xml
+++ b/step-tools/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.11.0</version>
+            <version>2.14.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-collections</groupId>