diff --git a/modules/email/pom.xml b/modules/email/pom.xml
index 14ebeb405..5b15c536f 100644
--- a/modules/email/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/email/pom.xml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-email</artifactId>
-            <version>1.4</version>
+            <version>1.5</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-validator</groupId>