diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4ee36233f7..0c6152d0f1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-        <version>2.17.0</version>
+        <version>2.18.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <!-- Test HTTP with Apache HttpComponent Core -->
       <dependency>