diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ae03b2c3..89577656 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.15.1</version>
+            <version>2.16.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.tchristofferson</groupId>