diff --git a/helix-core/pom.xml b/helix-core/pom.xml
index a690c008c8..9bd9817c79 100644
--- a/helix-core/pom.xml
+++ b/helix-core/pom.xml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <version>2.11.0</version>
+      <version>2.14.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-cli</groupId>