diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 36ca4296f..abe71d44a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.sun.mail</groupId>
             <artifactId>javax.mail</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5.6</version>
+            <version>1.6.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>