diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4b778de39a..0797fba030 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
                 <artifactId>commons-email</artifactId>
-                <version>1.5</version>
+                <version>1.6.0</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.alfresco.aos-module</groupId>