diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f6033e3..90c8f85 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-        <version>2.17.0</version>
+        <version>2.18.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <!-- Temp work-around until httpclient upgrades its codec version -->