diff --git a/dsl-backwards/pom.xml b/dsl-backwards/pom.xml
index 4041cd9792..8b0d20eb06 100644
--- a/dsl-backwards/pom.xml
+++ b/dsl-backwards/pom.xml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.0.1</version>
+            <version>2.14.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.ivy</groupId>