diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 616460b..b3cf297 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     <plugin.nexus-staging.version>1.6.3</plugin.nexus-staging.version>
 
     <junit.version>4.10</junit.version>
-    <commons-io.version>2.0.1</commons-io.version>
+    <commons-io.version>2.7</commons-io.version>
     <commons-cli.version>1.2</commons-cli.version>
     <voms-api-java.version>3.0.6</voms-api-java.version>