diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 87036a8..fa33af5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.15.1</version>
+            <version>2.16.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.googlecode.combinatoricslib</groupId>