diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 56ba97e..7324eed 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
         <openml-api.version>1.2.0</openml-api.version>
         <jackson.version>2.6.7</jackson.version>
         <jackson-databind.version>2.6.7</jackson-databind.version>
-        <commons-io.version>2.7</commons-io.version>
+        <commons-io.version>2.14.0</commons-io.version>
         <apache.version>1.8</apache.version>
         <log4j.version>2.20.0</log4j.version>
     </properties>