diff --git a/gene-name-mapping-ae/pom.xml b/gene-name-mapping-ae/pom.xml
index 07e0298..ade51a8 100644
--- a/gene-name-mapping-ae/pom.xml
+++ b/gene-name-mapping-ae/pom.xml
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.7</version>
+            <version>2.14.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>de.julielab</groupId>