diff --git a/laws-base/laws-base-core/pom.xml b/laws-base/laws-base-core/pom.xml
index 677423b7..0d104ea1 100644
--- a/laws-base/laws-base-core/pom.xml
+++ b/laws-base/laws-base-core/pom.xml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>commons-io</groupId>
 			<artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-			<version>${commons.version}</version>
+			<version>2.16.1</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>commons-lang</groupId>