diff --git a/aws-lambda-java-starter/pom.xml b/aws-lambda-java-starter/pom.xml
index b2ccfc4..f0d1069 100644
--- a/aws-lambda-java-starter/pom.xml
+++ b/aws-lambda-java-starter/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.8.0</version>
+            <version>2.11.0</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>