diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 108a02e0..a3d6adb1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.15.1</version>
+            <version>2.16.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>    
     </dependencies>