diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index 946caf33180..799e7566972 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     <junit.version>5.11.3</junit.version>
     <jbig2.version>3.0.4</jbig2.version>
     <jai.version>1.4.0</jai.version>
-    <commons-io.version>2.17.0</commons-io.version>
+    <commons-io.version>2.18.0</commons-io.version>
     <picocli.version>4.7.6</picocli.version>
     <!-- This is a default value to avoid problems when running single tests
           see also https://stackoverflow.com/a/28695766/535646