diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 764f9db..36c3257 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-email</artifactId>
-      <version>1.2</version>
+      <version>1.5</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-validator</groupId>