diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 324ac13f0..d2c274ea6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <version>2.15.1</version>
+      <version>2.16.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>