diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8713c7c..8adb640 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         <org.springsecurity.version>4.2.13.RELEASE</org.springsecurity.version>
         <digester.version>1.6</digester.version>
         <commons.fileupload>1.3.3</commons.fileupload>
-        <commons.io.version>2.4</commons.io.version>
+        <commons.io.version>2.7</commons.io.version>
         <common.service.api.version>1.0.0</common.service.api.version>
         <meerkat.web.version>2.2.3</meerkat.web.version>
         <joda.time.version>2.3</joda.time.version>