diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 92efbf0..12d924e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ under the License.
       <dependency>
         <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-        <version>2.17.0</version>
+        <version>2.18.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>