diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a0ed330..f1dc218 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
    <dependency>
      <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
      <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-     <version>2.7</version>
+     <version>2.14.0</version>
    </dependency>
   <dependency>
     <groupId>edu.illinois.cs.cogcomp</groupId>