diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f55db5a..bcac7d2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     <!-- dependency versions -->
     <assertj.version>3.11.1</assertj.version>
     <bagit.version>5.1.1</bagit.version>
-    <commons-io.version>2.6</commons-io.version>
+    <commons-io.version>2.7</commons-io.version>
     <commons-compress.version>1.20</commons-compress.version>
     <junit.version>4.13.1</junit.version>
     <logback.version>1.1.2</logback.version>