diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3726ac0..0beda04 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.5</version>
+            <version>2.14.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>uk.ac.ebi.pride.pubmed</groupId>