diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ca85c27..5523e1c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.0</version>
+            <version>2.7</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.codehaus.woodstox</groupId>