diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ad4df3c..0a63da6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ and https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SUREFIRE-1588 -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.5</version>
+            <version>2.7</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>