diff --git a/scrooge-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/scrooge-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 5c0742ee..f983339e 100644
--- a/scrooge-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/scrooge-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <version>2.4</version>
+      <version>2.7</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>