diff --git a/aws-serverless-java-container-struts/pom.xml b/aws-serverless-java-container-struts/pom.xml
index d04470e6d..f7a8f3846 100644
--- a/aws-serverless-java-container-struts/pom.xml
+++ b/aws-serverless-java-container-struts/pom.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@
             <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>
             <artifactId>struts2-core</artifactId>
             <version>${struts.version}</version>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.struts</groupId>