diff --git a/twister2/comms-benchmark/pom.xml b/twister2/comms-benchmark/pom.xml
index 19f1642..8bd57a5 100644
--- a/twister2/comms-benchmark/pom.xml
+++ b/twister2/comms-benchmark/pom.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.4</version>
+            <version>2.7</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>ompi</groupId>