diff --git a/tools/langchecker/pom.xml b/tools/langchecker/pom.xml
index 706a7e1bd..4393e4c17 100644
--- a/tools/langchecker/pom.xml
+++ b/tools/langchecker/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.4</version>
+            <version>2.7</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-lang</groupId>