diff --git a/tutorials/devops_for_small_to_medium_web_applications/sample-app/version1/pom.xml b/tutorials/devops_for_small_to_medium_web_applications/sample-app/version1/pom.xml
index 26f7e20..655dc63 100644
--- a/tutorials/devops_for_small_to_medium_web_applications/sample-app/version1/pom.xml
+++ b/tutorials/devops_for_small_to_medium_web_applications/sample-app/version1/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ limitations under the License.
         <java.version>1.8</java.version>
         <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.47</mysql-connector-java.version>
         <flyway-core.version>5.2.1</flyway-core.version>
-        <commons-io.version>2.6</commons-io.version>
+        <commons-io.version>2.7</commons-io.version>
 
         <frontend-maven-plugin.version>1.6</frontend-maven-plugin.version>
         <frontend-maven-plugin.node.version>v10.11.0</frontend-maven-plugin.node.version>