diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ef76926..77fe6f3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <version>1.3</version>
+      <version>2.7</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- Macker dependencies, only used for forking -->
     <dependency>