diff --git a/HeadlessJavaScanner/pom.xml b/HeadlessJavaScanner/pom.xml
index 3f1d7e649..c213d8c64 100644
--- a/HeadlessJavaScanner/pom.xml
+++ b/HeadlessJavaScanner/pom.xml
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.18.0</version>
+            <version>2.20.0</version>
             <!-- Required for SootUp; once SootUp uses a new version, this can be set to test only -->
             <!-- <scope>test</scope> -->
         </dependency>