diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5ed9255b60..0408c1e475 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <version>2.16.1</version>
+      <version>2.18.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>