diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 2ee4b572e3bb5..ca7295b6736e9 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ updates:
       - dependency-name: org.freemarker:freemarker
       - dependency-name: io.fabric8:*
       - dependency-name: org.apache.httpcomponents:*
+      - dependency-name: org.apache.james:apache-mime4j
       - dependency-name: org.quartz-scheduler:quartz
       - dependency-name: com.cronutils:cron-utils
       - dependency-name: org.eclipse:yasson
diff --git a/bom/application/pom.xml b/bom/application/pom.xml
index 74e50a3e92d8d..2e6335a92cc31 100644
--- a/bom/application/pom.xml
+++ b/bom/application/pom.xml
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@
         <java-buildpack-client.version>0.0.6</java-buildpack-client.version>
         <org-crac.version>0.1.3</org-crac.version>
         <sshd-common.version>2.9.2</sshd-common.version>
+        <mime4j.version>0.8.9</mime4j.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
@@ -6005,6 +6006,11 @@
                     </exclusion>
                 </exclusions>
             </dependency>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.apache.james</groupId>
+                <artifactId>apache-mime4j</artifactId>
+                <version>${mime4j.version}</version>
+            </dependency>
 
             <!-- Relocations -->
             <dependency>