diff --git a/backend/pom.xml b/backend/pom.xml
index 22cacffd345..433a26beb07 100644
--- a/backend/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/pom.xml
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.11.0</version>
+            <version>2.16.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.univocity</groupId>