diff --git a/tapestry-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/tapestry-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index 26fe44eac..f8adca849 100644
--- a/tapestry-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/tapestry-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>1.1</version>
+            <version>2.7</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>