diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index addced7..d051c42 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     <properties>
         <!-- dependencies -->
         <commons-lang3.version>3.17.0</commons-lang3.version>
-        <commons-io.version>2.16.1</commons-io.version>
+        <commons-io.version>2.18.0</commons-io.version>
 
         <!-- test dependencies -->
         <junit.version>4.13.2</junit.version>