diff --git a/javav2/usecases/creating_dynamodb_web_app/pom.xml b/javav2/usecases/creating_dynamodb_web_app/pom.xml
index ebf906a8432..110eebea804 100644
--- a/javav2/usecases/creating_dynamodb_web_app/pom.xml
+++ b/javav2/usecases/creating_dynamodb_web_app/pom.xml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.sun.mail</groupId>
             <artifactId>jakarta.mail</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.5</version>
+            <version>1.6.8</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.sourceforge.jexcelapi</groupId>