diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d6ffa68..f7a19dc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 
         <slf4j.version>1.7.5</slf4j.version>
         <junit.version>4.10</junit.version>
-        <commons-io.version>2.4</commons-io.version>
+        <commons-io.version>2.7</commons-io.version>
         <hamcrest.version>1.3</hamcrest.version>
         <jackson.version>1.9.11</jackson.version>
         <json-smart.version>1.2</json-smart.version>