diff --git a/samoa-test/pom.xml b/samoa-test/pom.xml
index 231012a8..6e43cba5 100644
--- a/samoa-test/pom.xml
+++ b/samoa-test/pom.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <version>2.4</version>
+      <version>2.7</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.samoa</groupId>