diff --git a/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml b/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml
index d652995d1..6b86ed24f 100644
--- a/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-utils/pom.xml
@@ -223,7 +223,6 @@ Copyright (c) 2014 - Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-            <version>2.4</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 </project>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 88e70d09e..2c462154b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -361,6 +361,11 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
                 marked as deprecated. Should probably be sorted out. -->
                 <version>1.2</version>
             </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
+                <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
+                <version>2.4</version>
+            </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>junit</groupId>
                 <artifactId>junit</artifactId>