diff --git a/imageio/imageio-batik/pom.xml b/imageio/imageio-batik/pom.xml
index 59fec818..f67b679b 100644
--- a/imageio/imageio-batik/pom.xml
+++ b/imageio/imageio-batik/pom.xml
@@ -48,6 +48,13 @@
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
 
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>commons-io</groupId>
+            <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
+            <version>2.9.0</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.xmlgraphics</groupId>
             <artifactId>batik-rasterizer-ext</artifactId>