diff --git a/wise-webapp/pom.xml b/wise-webapp/pom.xml
index 901f1d66..2c5d299d 100644
--- a/wise-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/wise-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -192,6 +192,13 @@
             <groupId>com.sun.mail</groupId>
             <artifactId>javax.mail</artifactId>
             <version>1.6.2</version>
+            <exclusions>
+                <!-- Hibernate is pulling a newer version -->
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>javax.activation</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>activation</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>