diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c04f7505..7ffadb20 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ under the License.
       <dependency>
         <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-        <version>2.13.0</version>
+        <version>2.16.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.groovy</groupId>