diff --git a/jackson-json-reference-core/pom.xml b/jackson-json-reference-core/pom.xml
index 328ae2a..1fd05e8 100644
--- a/jackson-json-reference-core/pom.xml
+++ b/jackson-json-reference-core/pom.xml
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.4</version>
+            <version>2.7</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.eclipse.jetty</groupId>