diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 953e70db9..1688f0eb9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>commons-io</groupId>
 				<artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-				<version>2.13.0</version>
+				<version>2.16.1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<!-- basyx.common -->
 			<dependency>