diff --git a/maven-release-manager/pom.xml b/maven-release-manager/pom.xml
index 4ce127412..344cc51b9 100644
--- a/maven-release-manager/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-release-manager/pom.xml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <version>2.2</version>
+      <version>2.6</version>
     </dependency>
     <!-- scm dependencies -->
     <dependency>