diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 84192328..d21e5a35 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-                <version>2.14.0</version> <!-- Override dependency version. -->
+                <version>2.18.0</version> <!-- Override dependency version. -->
             </dependency>
         </dependencies>
     </dependencyManagement>