diff --git a/backend/pom.xml b/backend/pom.xml
index 8d7bd05dc..a4dd3097e 100644
--- a/backend/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     <dependency>
         <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-        <version>2.1</version>
+        <version>2.7</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!-- Mime-Util -->