diff --git a/examples-jakarta/pom.xml b/examples-jakarta/pom.xml
index b9fcb28..f1f1de3 100644
--- a/examples-jakarta/pom.xml
+++ b/examples-jakarta/pom.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.icegreen</groupId>
       <artifactId>greenmail-junit5</artifactId>
-      <version>2.1.2</version>
+      <version>2.1.8</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/examples/pom.xml b/examples/pom.xml
index d0676de..6dbdd45 100644
--- a/examples/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/pom.xml
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@
         <artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
         <version>2.22.0</version>
       </dependency>
+      <!-- greenmail-junit5 1.6.15 comes with a vulnerable version of jakarta.mail -->
+      <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.sun.mail</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jakarta.mail</artifactId>
+        <version>1.6.8</version>
+      </dependency>
     </dependencies>
   </dependencyManagement>