diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 59cca96..faf730f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <version>2.17.0</version>
+      <version>2.18.0</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- TODO remove this dependency -->