diff --git a/backend/pom.xml b/backend/pom.xml
index d621405..6d5dadc 100644
--- a/backend/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-email</artifactId>
-            <version>1.4</version>
+            <version>1.5</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>