diff --git a/modules/axiom-tests/pom.xml b/modules/axiom-tests/pom.xml
index ca2d951..1d0d4bb 100644
--- a/modules/axiom-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/axiom-tests/pom.xml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.7</version>
+            <version>2.14.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>