diff --git a/velocity-engine-core/pom.xml b/velocity-engine-core/pom.xml
index e56d0806ee..f4aceddf7c 100644
--- a/velocity-engine-core/pom.xml
+++ b/velocity-engine-core/pom.xml
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <version>2.5</version>
+      <version>2.7</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>