diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c7b893d2d..e21fa425b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         <junit.version>5.6.0</junit.version>
         <mockito.version>3.2.4</mockito.version>
         <commons-lang3.version>3.9</commons-lang3.version>
-        <commons-io.version>2.6</commons-io.version>
+        <commons-io.version>2.7</commons-io.version>
         <doc.user>${user.name}</doc.user>
         <spotbugs.version>3.1.12</spotbugs.version>
         <checkstyle.version>8.29</checkstyle.version>