diff --git a/com.ibm.wala.cast.python.ml.j2ee/pom.xml b/com.ibm.wala.cast.python.ml.j2ee/pom.xml
index e473507ce..d37786d14 100644
--- a/com.ibm.wala.cast.python.ml.j2ee/pom.xml
+++ b/com.ibm.wala.cast.python.ml.j2ee/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <version>2.6</version>
+      <version>2.7</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.ibm.wala</groupId>