diff --git a/infinispan/parent/pom.xml b/infinispan/parent/pom.xml
index 1d0d9ac..aaafdd5 100644
--- a/infinispan/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/infinispan/parent/pom.xml
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
       <version.commons.dbcp>1.4</version.commons.dbcp>
       <version.commons.pool>1.6</version.commons.pool>
       <version.commons.httpclient>3.1</version.commons.httpclient>
-      <version.commons.io>1.3.2</version.commons.io>
+      <version.commons.io>2.7</version.commons.io>
       <version.commons.logging>1.1</version.commons.logging>
       <version.commons.math>2.2</version.commons.math>
       <version.gnu.getopt>1.0.13</version.gnu.getopt>