diff --git a/kit/pom.xml b/kit/pom.xml
index 8288d9701..5df09782a 100644
--- a/kit/pom.xml
+++ b/kit/pom.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.8.0</version>
+            <version>2.9.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>