diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 157b13a2c..8138c8552 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-                <version>1.4</version>
+                <version>2.7</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.tapestry</groupId>