diff --git a/samoa-samza/pom.xml b/samoa-samza/pom.xml
index fbfec8c1..4255af63 100644
--- a/samoa-samza/pom.xml
+++ b/samoa-samza/pom.xml
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1</version>
+      <version>2.7</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.hadoop</groupId>