diff --git a/jannovar-core/pom.xml b/jannovar-core/pom.xml
index 7c6a0ea0d5..a841d2cb0c 100644
--- a/jannovar-core/pom.xml
+++ b/jannovar-core/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.16.1</version>
+            <version>2.17.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-net</groupId>
diff --git a/jannovar-htsjdk/pom.xml b/jannovar-htsjdk/pom.xml
index 688c76a293..c733125a76 100644
--- a/jannovar-htsjdk/pom.xml
+++ b/jannovar-htsjdk/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.16.1</version>
+            <version>2.17.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-net</groupId>