diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0cd8ee0fd..d4ea1ee7c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ The following provides more details on the included cryptographic software:
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <version>2.15.1</version>
+      <version>2.16.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- testing -->
     <dependency>