diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5672e7b40..c199bcc8c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
         <jackson.version>2.8.9</jackson.version>
         <log4j.version>1.2.16</log4j.version>
         <handlebars.version>1.3.2</handlebars.version>
-        <commons-io.version>2.0.1</commons-io.version>
+        <commons-io.version>2.8.0</commons-io.version>
         <reflections.version>0.9.9</reflections.version>
         <springframework.version>4.3.7.RELEASE</springframework.version>
         <commons-lang3.version>3.9</commons-lang3.version>