diff --git a/molerat/pom.xml b/molerat/pom.xml
index df3c0bd..b7a1e6f 100644
--- a/molerat/pom.xml
+++ b/molerat/pom.xml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.5</version>
+            <version>2.7</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>