diff --git a/tools/automation/markdown-parser/pom.xml b/tools/automation/markdown-parser/pom.xml
index b574138242..0f54492760 100644
--- a/tools/automation/markdown-parser/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/automation/markdown-parser/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.5</version>
+            <version>2.8.0</version>
         </dependency> 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.touwolf.twilio</groupId>