diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 27eb98a..0876333 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.11.0</version>
+            <version>2.16.1</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Dependencies for the RESTful service API -->