diff --git a/java-nature-core/pom.xml b/java-nature-core/pom.xml
index 102e560..edb7e38 100644
--- a/java-nature-core/pom.xml
+++ b/java-nature-core/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.4</version>
+            <version>2.7</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>