diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index ca2e8d4d..5f469359 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation localGroovy()
     implementation ("io.openliberty.tools:liberty-ant-tasks:$libertyAntVersion")
     implementation ("io.openliberty.tools:ci.common:$libertyCommonVersion")
-    implementation group: 'commons-io', name: 'commons-io', version: '2.8.0'
+    implementation group: 'commons-io', name: 'commons-io', version: '2.14.0'
     provided group: 'com.ibm.websphere.appserver.spi', name: 'com.ibm.websphere.appserver.spi.kernel.embeddable', version: '1.0.0'
     testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.1'
     testImplementation gradleTestKit()
diff --git a/src/test/resources/loose-ear-earlibs-test/SampleWAR/build.gradle b/src/test/resources/loose-ear-earlibs-test/SampleWAR/build.gradle
index ac28a16b..85ad9a0e 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/loose-ear-earlibs-test/SampleWAR/build.gradle
+++ b/src/test/resources/loose-ear-earlibs-test/SampleWAR/build.gradle
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ apply plugin: 'war'
 jar.enabled = false
 description = 'WAR Module'
 dependencies {
-    implementation group: 'commons-io', name: 'commons-io', version: '2.8.0', transitive:true
+    implementation group: 'commons-io', name: 'commons-io', version: '2.14.0', transitive:true
     testImplementation group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version:'4.13.1'
     providedCompile group: 'javax', name: 'javaee-api', version:'7.0'
     providedCompile project(':SampleEJB')
diff --git a/src/test/resources/loose-ear-earlibs-test/SampleWAR2/build.gradle b/src/test/resources/loose-ear-earlibs-test/SampleWAR2/build.gradle
index ac28a16b..85ad9a0e 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/loose-ear-earlibs-test/SampleWAR2/build.gradle
+++ b/src/test/resources/loose-ear-earlibs-test/SampleWAR2/build.gradle
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ apply plugin: 'war'
 jar.enabled = false
 description = 'WAR Module'
 dependencies {
-    implementation group: 'commons-io', name: 'commons-io', version: '2.8.0', transitive:true
+    implementation group: 'commons-io', name: 'commons-io', version: '2.14.0', transitive:true
     testImplementation group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version:'4.13.1'
     providedCompile group: 'javax', name: 'javaee-api', version:'7.0'
     providedCompile project(':SampleEJB')