diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 11dcaeb93..8e0fc8144 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ The following provides more details on the included cryptographic software:
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <version>2.17.0</version>
+      <version>2.18.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- testing -->
     <dependency>