diff --git a/eo2py-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/eo2py-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index 0c9c74d..ef16c6c 100644
--- a/eo2py-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/eo2py-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <version>2.7</version>
+      <version>2.18.0</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>