diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 54350347..4c20f40b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commons-email</artifactId>
-                <version>1.2</version>
+                <version>1.5</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>