diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 58978efd46..925657e6c5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-        <version>2.15.1</version>
+        <version>2.16.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>