diff --git a/eo-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/eo-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index cf45143cbf..8180b737d0 100644
--- a/eo-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/eo-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ SOFTWARE.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <version>2.15.1</version>
+      <version>2.16.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0e9f9478b2..2daf69340f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ SOFTWARE.
       <dependency>
         <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-        <version>2.15.1</version>
+        <version>2.16.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.yegor256</groupId>