diff --git a/backend/pom.xml b/backend/pom.xml
index e6d0c72eb..847370cca 100644
--- a/backend/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.15.1</version>
+            <version>2.16.1</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>