diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c88c8d51a..2072e4ac4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ under the License.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <version>2.20.0</version>
+      <version>2.21.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>