diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5c1935e82d2..f2116decad8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <version>1.3.2</version>
+      <version>1.4</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>