diff --git a/java-checks-test-sources/default/src/main/files/non-compiling/checks/IoPrintlnUsageCheckCompactSample.java b/java-checks-test-sources/default/src/main/files/non-compiling/checks/IoPrintlnUsageCheckCompactSample.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..974efeb49a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java-checks-test-sources/default/src/main/files/non-compiling/checks/IoPrintlnUsageCheckCompactSample.java
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import java.io.IO;
+
+void main() {
+  IO.println(""); // Compliant
+  IO.print(""); // Compliant
+  f();
+  new A().f();
+}
+
+void f() {
+  IO.println(""); // Compliant
+  IO.print(""); // Compliant
+}
+
+class A {
+  void f() {
+    IO.println(""); // Compliant
+    IO.print(""); // Compliant
+  }
+}
diff --git a/java-checks-test-sources/default/src/main/files/non-compiling/checks/IoPrintlnUsageCheckSample.java b/java-checks-test-sources/default/src/main/files/non-compiling/checks/IoPrintlnUsageCheckSample.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..275bc47a71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java-checks-test-sources/default/src/main/files/non-compiling/checks/IoPrintlnUsageCheckSample.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package checks;
+
+
+import java.io.IO;
+import java.io.PrintStream;
+
+class IoPrintlnUsageCheckSample {
+
+  void f() {
+    IO.println(""); // Noncompliant {{Replace this use of IO.println by a logger.}}
+    IO.print(""); // Noncompliant {{Replace this use of IO.print by a logger.}}
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/java-checks/src/main/java/org/sonar/java/checks/SystemOutOrErrUsageCheck.java b/java-checks/src/main/java/org/sonar/java/checks/SystemOutOrErrUsageCheck.java
index db2a53d2bf..18aece244c 100644
--- a/java-checks/src/main/java/org/sonar/java/checks/SystemOutOrErrUsageCheck.java
+++ b/java-checks/src/main/java/org/sonar/java/checks/SystemOutOrErrUsageCheck.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 import org.sonar.plugins.java.api.tree.IdentifierTree;
 import org.sonar.plugins.java.api.tree.MemberSelectExpressionTree;
 import org.sonar.plugins.java.api.tree.Tree;
-
 import java.util.List;
 
 @Rule(key = "S106")
@@ -53,11 +52,12 @@ public void visitNode(Tree tree) {
 
   private void visitMemberSelectExpression(MemberSelectExpressionTree mset) {
     String name = mset.identifier().name();
-
     if ("out".equals(name) && isSystem(mset.expression())) {
       reportIssue(mset, "Replace this use of System.out by a logger.");
     } else if ("err".equals(name) && isSystem(mset.expression())) {
       reportIssue(mset, "Replace this use of System.err by a logger.");
+    } else if (isIoPrintFunction(mset)) {
+      reportIssue(mset, "Replace this use of IO." + mset.identifier().name() + " by a logger.");
     }
   }
 
@@ -70,4 +70,12 @@ private static boolean isSystem(ExpressionTree expression) {
     }
     return identifierTree != null && "System".equals(identifierTree.name());
   }
+
+  private static boolean isIoPrintFunction(MemberSelectExpressionTree mset) {
+    boolean isIoFunction = mset.expression().parent() instanceof MemberSelectExpressionTree tree &&
+      tree.expression() instanceof IdentifierTree identifierTree &&
+      "IO".equals(identifierTree.name());
+    // use contains to cover both print and println methods
+    return isIoFunction && mset.identifier().name().contains("print");
+  }
 }
diff --git a/java-checks/src/test/java/org/sonar/java/checks/SystemOutOrErrUsageCheckTest.java b/java-checks/src/test/java/org/sonar/java/checks/SystemOutOrErrUsageCheckTest.java
index 81b19e26b6..43e91a8cf5 100644
--- a/java-checks/src/test/java/org/sonar/java/checks/SystemOutOrErrUsageCheckTest.java
+++ b/java-checks/src/test/java/org/sonar/java/checks/SystemOutOrErrUsageCheckTest.java
@@ -20,10 +20,11 @@
 import org.sonar.java.checks.verifier.CheckVerifier;
 
 import static org.sonar.java.checks.verifier.TestUtils.mainCodeSourcesPath;
+import static org.sonar.java.checks.verifier.TestUtils.nonCompilingTestSourcesPath;
 
 class SystemOutOrErrUsageCheckTest {
   @Test
-  void test() {
+  void test_sout() {
     CheckVerifier.newVerifier()
       .onFile(mainCodeSourcesPath("checks/SystemOutOrErrUsageCheckSample.java"))
       .withCheck(new SystemOutOrErrUsageCheck())
@@ -31,13 +32,29 @@ void test() {
   }
 
   @Test
-  void test_compact_source_file() {
+  void test_sout_compact_source_file() {
     CheckVerifier.newVerifier()
       .onFile(mainCodeSourcesPath("checks/SystemOutOrErrUsageCheckCompactOnlyMainSample.java"))
       .withCheck(new SystemOutOrErrUsageCheck())
       .verifyNoIssues();
   }
 
+  @Test
+  void test_io() {
+    CheckVerifier.newVerifier()
+      .onFile(nonCompilingTestSourcesPath("checks/IoPrintlnUsageCheckSample.java"))
+      .withCheck(new SystemOutOrErrUsageCheck())
+      .verifyIssues();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void test_io_compact_source_file() {
+    CheckVerifier.newVerifier()
+      .onFile(nonCompilingTestSourcesPath("checks/IoPrintlnUsageCheckCompactSample.java"))
+      .withCheck(new SystemOutOrErrUsageCheck())
+      .verifyNoIssues();
+  }
+
   @Test
   void test_compact_source_file_with_regular_class() {
     CheckVerifier.newVerifier()
diff --git a/sonar-java-plugin/src/main/resources/org/sonar/l10n/java/rules/java/S106.html b/sonar-java-plugin/src/main/resources/org/sonar/l10n/java/rules/java/S106.html
index 8fb27cfa2a..3075f0bd81 100644
--- a/sonar-java-plugin/src/main/resources/org/sonar/l10n/java/rules/java/S106.html
+++ b/sonar-java-plugin/src/main/resources/org/sonar/l10n/java/rules/java/S106.html
@@ -7,14 +7,15 @@ <h2>Why is this an issue?</h2>
   <li> properly recorded </li>
   <li> securely logged when dealing with sensitive data </li>
 </ul>
-<p>Those requirements are not met if a program directly writes to the standard outputs (e.g., System.out, System.err). That is why defining and using
-a dedicated logger is highly recommended.</p>
+<p>Those requirements are not met if a program directly writes to the standard outputs (e.g., System.out, System.err, IO). That is why defining and
+using a dedicated logger is highly recommended.</p>
 <h3>Code examples</h3>
 <p>The following noncompliant code:</p>
 <pre data-diff-id="1" data-diff-type="noncompliant">
 class MyClass {
   public void doSomething() {
     System.out.println("My Message");  // Noncompliant, output directly to System.out without a logger
+    IO.println("Second Message"); // Noncompliant, same problem, but using Java 25 syntax.
   }
 }
 </pre>
@@ -27,9 +28,8 @@ <h3>Code examples</h3>
   Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(getClass().getName());
 
   public void doSomething() {
-    // ...
     logger.info("My Message");  // Compliant, output via logger
-    // ...
+    logger.info("Second Message");  // Compliant, output via logger
   }
 }
 </pre>
diff --git a/sonarpedia.json b/sonarpedia.json
index 25ce6aca3e..daa120100b 100644
--- a/sonarpedia.json
+++ b/sonarpedia.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "languages": [
     "JAVA"
   ],
-  "latest-update": "2026-01-26T14:42:25.031525200Z",
+  "latest-update": "2026-02-10T09:09:57.194517400Z",
   "options": {
     "no-language-in-filenames": true,
     "preserve-filenames": false