diff --git a/dependency-check-core/pom.xml b/dependency-check-core/pom.xml
index d43c65968..c32422218 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-core/pom.xml
@@ -391,7 +391,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.4</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-lang</groupId>