diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1a8cce2f99..599a32775c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.20.0</version>
+            <version>2.21.0</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>