diff --git a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-email-bundle/nifi-email-processors/pom.xml b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-email-bundle/nifi-email-processors/pom.xml
index 2a3e22f25c..86b0f7e4ae 100644
--- a/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-email-bundle/nifi-email-processors/pom.xml
+++ b/nifi-nar-bundles/nifi-email-bundle/nifi-email-processors/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
             <artifactId>commons-email</artifactId>
-            <version>1.5</version>
+            <version>1.6.0</version>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>
                     <groupId>com.sun.mail</groupId>