diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a8a34fba18..f712562b1d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>commons-io</groupId>
 			<artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-			<version>1.3.1</version>
+			<version>2.7</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 <!-- To use a version of FOP more recent than 1.1