diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d6d30e0c..dc67b88a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.5</version>
+            <version>2.8.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>