diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c76ac7d..0aaccf3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.11.0</version>
+            <version>2.14.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>edu.utah.bmi.nlp</groupId>