diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1eacf6960b..b6398ff729 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
         <artifactId>commons-email</artifactId>
-        <version>1.4</version>
+        <version>1.5</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.xmlgraphics</groupId>