diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bc9bb4a22..9ba32c735 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <version>2.15.1</version>
+      <version>2.16.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>