diff --git a/starfish-common/pom.xml b/starfish-common/pom.xml
index fd6ac8d..d1a0985 100644
--- a/starfish-common/pom.xml
+++ b/starfish-common/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.6</version>
+            <version>2.7</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>