diff --git a/cpo-plugin/pom.xml b/cpo-plugin/pom.xml
index 242c87a93..b2616b0c0 100644
--- a/cpo-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/cpo-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <version>2.7</version>
+      <version>2.16.1</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>