diff --git a/confectory-core/pom.xml b/confectory-core/pom.xml
index 7b5f704..d51a890 100644
--- a/confectory-core/pom.xml
+++ b/confectory-core/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     <properties>
         <commons-lang.version>3.17.0</commons-lang.version>
         <commons-text.version>1.12.0</commons-text.version>
-        <commons-io.version>2.17.0</commons-io.version>
+        <commons-io.version>2.18.0</commons-io.version>
         <jsonmerge.version>1.2.3</jsonmerge.version>
         <json-path.version>2.9.0</json-path.version>
         <json-smart.version>2.5.1</json-smart.version>