diff --git a/xmppserver/pom.xml b/xmppserver/pom.xml
index f3591fca5..49cf95ce4 100644
--- a/xmppserver/pom.xml
+++ b/xmppserver/pom.xml
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.6</version>
+            <version>2.7</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.directwebremoting</groupId>