diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2c5770fb..8db3f77d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@
 <dependency>
     <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
     <artifactId>commons-email</artifactId>
-    <version>1.2</version>
+    <version>1.5</version>
 	<scope>provided</scope>
 </dependency>
 <dependency>