diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0f58cd4dc3..e4bac7f866 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -125,6 +125,12 @@
             <artifactId>commons-csv</artifactId>
             <version>20110211</version>
         </dependency>
+        <!-- newer version, see REPO-3133 -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
+            <artifactId>commons-email</artifactId>
+            <version>1.5</version>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.alfresco.surf</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-webscripts</artifactId>