diff --git a/constants.properties b/constants.properties
index 2874bcc1df..d29b038341 100644
--- a/constants.properties
+++ b/constants.properties
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ snappyVersion=0.5
 jcabiManifestsVersion=1.1
 picocliVersion=3.9.6
 commonsLangVersion=3.9
-commonsIoVersion=2.6
+commonsIoVersion=2.17.0
 controlsfxVersion=8.40.15
 # FontAwesomeFX for Java8
 fontawesomefxCommonsJava8Version=8.15