diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org.apache.fineract.dependencies.gradle b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org.apache.fineract.dependencies.gradle
index 05891e753..a5f1b92d9 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org.apache.fineract.dependencies.gradle
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org.apache.fineract.dependencies.gradle
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ dependencyManagement {
         dependency "jakarta.annotation:jakarta.annotation-api:1.3.5"
         dependency 'jakarta.activation:jakarta.activation-api:2.1.0'
         dependency ('com.sun.mail:jakarta.mail:1.6.7') {
+            // Spring needs this version
             exclude 'com.sun.activation:jakarta.activation'
         }
         dependency ('jakarta.xml.bind:jakarta.xml.bind-api:2.3.3') {
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index ba722cb55..f3011b1f8 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@
     "matchPackageNames": ["org.eclipse.persistence:org.eclipse.persistence.jpa"],
     "allowedVersions": "<=2.7.10"
   },
+  {
+    "matchPackageNames": ["org.glassfish.jaxb:jaxb-runtime"],
+    "allowedVersions": "<=2.3.6"
+  },
+  {
+    "matchPackageNames": ["com.sun.mail:jakarta.mail"],
+    "allowedVersions": "<=1.6.7"
+  },
   {
     "depTypeList": ["dependencies"],
     "updateTypes": ["patch", "minor"],