diff --git a/exist-parent/pom.xml b/exist-parent/pom.xml
index 3c3d557a2f2..29013d84ac1 100644
--- a/exist-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/exist-parent/pom.xml
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-                <version>2.17.0</version>
+                <version>2.18.0</version>
             </dependency>
 
             <dependency>