diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f5217ec40..0a347f5e7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-                <version>2.11.0</version>
+                <version>2.12.0</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>info.picocli</groupId>