diff --git a/scrooge-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/scrooge-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 46727c29..379dbf47 100644
--- a/scrooge-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/scrooge-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <version>2.4</version>
+      <version>2.14.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>