diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bf2c009..a5f613f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
         <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.7.0</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
 
         <!-- Dependency Versions -->
-        <commons-io.version>2.17.0</commons-io.version>
+        <commons-io.version>2.18.0</commons-io.version>
         <!--when updating elasticsearch versions, also update "ElasticsearchContainer" version in EmbeddedElasticsearchExtension-->
         <elasticsearch.version>7.5.2</elasticsearch.version>
         <classgraph.version>4.8.179</classgraph.version>
diff --git a/tests/test-spring-boot-3.0-scriptsInJarFile/pom.xml b/tests/test-spring-boot-3.0-scriptsInJarFile/pom.xml
index 317e161..52495fe 100644
--- a/tests/test-spring-boot-3.0-scriptsInJarFile/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/test-spring-boot-3.0-scriptsInJarFile/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <properties>
         <java.version>17</java.version>
 
-        <commons-io.version>2.17.0</commons-io.version>
+        <commons-io.version>2.18.0</commons-io.version>
         <elasticsearch.version>7.5.2</elasticsearch.version>
         <testcontainers.elasticsearch.version>1.20.3</testcontainers.elasticsearch.version>
     </properties>
diff --git a/tests/test-spring-boot-3.1/pom.xml b/tests/test-spring-boot-3.1/pom.xml
index 3b53a9c..3a74bac 100644
--- a/tests/test-spring-boot-3.1/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/test-spring-boot-3.1/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 	<properties>
 		<java.version>17</java.version>
 
-		<commons-io.version>2.17.0</commons-io.version>
+		<commons-io.version>2.18.0</commons-io.version>
 		<elasticsearch.version>7.5.2</elasticsearch.version>
 		<testcontainers.elasticsearch.version>1.20.3</testcontainers.elasticsearch.version>
 	</properties>
diff --git a/tests/test-spring-boot-3.2/pom.xml b/tests/test-spring-boot-3.2/pom.xml
index bc42940..226f883 100644
--- a/tests/test-spring-boot-3.2/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/test-spring-boot-3.2/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 	<properties>
 		<java.version>17</java.version>
 
-		<commons-io.version>2.17.0</commons-io.version>
+		<commons-io.version>2.18.0</commons-io.version>
 		<elasticsearch.version>7.5.2</elasticsearch.version>
 		<testcontainers.elasticsearch.version>1.20.3</testcontainers.elasticsearch.version>
 	</properties>
diff --git a/tests/test-spring-boot-3.3-scriptsInJarFile/pom.xml b/tests/test-spring-boot-3.3-scriptsInJarFile/pom.xml
index bef8293..a91e687 100644
--- a/tests/test-spring-boot-3.3-scriptsInJarFile/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/test-spring-boot-3.3-scriptsInJarFile/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <properties>
         <java.version>17</java.version>
 
-        <commons-io.version>2.17.0</commons-io.version>
+        <commons-io.version>2.18.0</commons-io.version>
         <elasticsearch.version>7.5.2</elasticsearch.version>
         <testcontainers.elasticsearch.version>1.20.3</testcontainers.elasticsearch.version>
     </properties>