diff --git a/tools/rulechecker/pom.xml b/tools/rulechecker/pom.xml
index 6216664c4..89b13521d 100644
--- a/tools/rulechecker/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/rulechecker/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.4</version>
+            <version>2.7</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-lang</groupId>