diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b9223ade..e5ec70ff 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <version>2.15.1</version>
+      <version>2.16.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>