diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c3db77d..9891ef0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -14,8 +14,16 @@
         <version>1.0.0</version>
     </parent>
 
-    <dependencies>
+    <properties>
+        <commons.io.version>2.6</commons.io.version>
+    </properties>
 
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
+            <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
+            <version>${commons.io.version}</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>