diff --git a/backend/vkt/pom.xml b/backend/vkt/pom.xml
index 9ab736f74..64a40883a 100644
--- a/backend/vkt/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/vkt/pom.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-      <version>2.16.1</version>
+      <version>2.18.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>software.amazon.awssdk</groupId>