diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 052fc75947dd..c8b268495056 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ under the License.
     <asmVersion>9.9</asmVersion>
     <classWorldsVersion>2.9.0</classWorldsVersion>
     <commonsCliVersion>1.10.0</commonsCliVersion>
-    <commonsIoVersion>2.20.0</commonsIoVersion>
+    <commonsIoVersion>2.21.0</commonsIoVersion>
     <junitVersion>4.13.2</junitVersion>
     <hamcrestVersion>3.0</hamcrestVersion>
     <mockitoVersion>4.11.0</mockitoVersion>