diff --git a/pepper-lib/pom.xml b/pepper-lib/pom.xml
index fe0b3989b..8339f8449 100644
--- a/pepper-lib/pom.xml
+++ b/pepper-lib/pom.xml
@@ -32,17 +32,17 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
 			<artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-			<version>1.2.0</version>
+			<version>1.3.14</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
 			<artifactId>logback-core</artifactId>
-			<version>1.2.9</version>
+			<version>1.3.14</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>commons-io</groupId>
 			<artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
-			<version>2.7</version>
+			<version>2.18.0</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.codehaus.janino</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 117832b44..7fea82470 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
 		<org.codehaus.janino.version>2.7.8</org.codehaus.janino.version>
 		<org.eclipse.aether.version>1.0.2.v20150114</org.eclipse.aether.version>
 		<org.eclipse.osgi.services.version>3.4.0.v20140312-2051</org.eclipse.osgi.services.version>
-		<commons.io.version>2.7</commons.io.version>
+		<commons.io.version>2.18.0</commons.io.version>
 		<!-- versions of plugins -->
 		<maven-bundle-plugin.version>2.5.4</maven-bundle-plugin.version>
 		<maven-resources-plugin.version>2.7</maven-resources-plugin.version>