diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7dacface..8d6831aa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
 			<artifactId>commons-email</artifactId>
-			<version>1.1</version>
+			<version>1.5</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>commons-digester</groupId>