diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index a16f4b78..14179594 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
         "dotkernel/dot-dependency-injection": "^1.0.0",
         "dotkernel/dot-errorhandler": "^4.0.0",
         "dotkernel/dot-flashmessenger": "^3.4.2",
-        "dotkernel/dot-mail": "~3.4 || ^4.1.1",
+        "dotkernel/dot-mail": "^5.0.0",
         "dotkernel/dot-navigation": "^3.4.2",
         "dotkernel/dot-rbac-guard": "^3.4.3",
         "dotkernel/dot-response-header": "^3.2.3",
diff --git a/config/autoload/mail.local.php.dist b/config/autoload/mail.local.php.dist
index ffea479a..b3b25676 100644
--- a/config/autoload/mail.local.php.dist
+++ b/config/autoload/mail.local.php.dist
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ return [
 
     /**
      * Dotkernel mail module configuration
-     * Note that many of these options can be set programmaticaly too, when sending mail messages
-     * actually that is what you'll usually do, these config provide just default and options that
-     * remain the same for all mails
+     * Note that many of these options can be set programmatically too, when sending mail messages
+     * actually that is what you'll usually do, these config provide just default and options that remain the same for all mails
      */
+
     'dot_mail' => [
         //the key is the mail service name, this is the default one, which does not extends any configuration
         'default' => [
@@ -18,21 +18,16 @@ return [
 
             /**
              * the mail transport to use
-             * can be any class implementing Laminas\Mail\Transport\TransportInterface
+             * can be any class implementing Symfony\Component\Mailer\Transport\TransportInterface
              *
              * for standard mail transports, you can use these aliases
-             * - sendmail => Laminas\Mail\Transport\Sendmail
-             * - smtp => Laminas\Mail\Transport\Smtp
-             * - file => Laminas\Mail\Transport\File
-             * - in_memory => Laminas\Mail\Transport\InMemory
+             * - sendmail => Symfony\Component\Mailer\Transport\SendmailTransport
+             * - smtp     => Symfony\Component\Mailer\Transport\Smtp\SmtpTransport
              *
              * defaults to sendmail
              **/
-            'transport' => Laminas\Mail\Transport\Sendmail::class,
 
-             // Uncomment the below line if you want to save a copy of all sent emails to a certain IMAP folder
-            // Valid only if the Transport is SMTP
-            // 'save_sent_message_folder' => ['INBOX.Sent'],
+            'transport' => Symfony\Component\Mailer\Transport\SendmailTransport::class,
 
             //message configuration
             'message_options' => [
@@ -64,21 +59,23 @@ return [
                 //body options - content can be plain text, HTML
                 'body' => [
                     'content' => '',
+
                     'charset' => 'utf-8',
                 ],
 
                 //attachments config
                 'attachments' => [
                     'files' => [],
-                    'dir'   => [
-                        'iterate'   => false,
-                        'path'      => 'data/mail/attachments',
+
+                    'dir' => [
+                        'iterate' => false,
+                        'path' => 'data/mail/attachments',
                         'recursive' => false,
-                    ],
+                    ]
                 ],
             ],
 
-            //options that will be used only if Laminas\Mail\Transport\Smtp adapter is used
+            //options that will be used only if Symfony\Component\Mailer\Transport\Smtp\SmtpTransport adapter is used
             'smtp_options' => [
 
                 //hostname or IP address of the mail server
@@ -89,45 +86,25 @@ return [
 
                 //connection class used for authentication
                 //the value can be one of smtp, plain, login or crammd5
-                'connection_class'  => 'login',
+                'connection_class' => 'login',
+
                 'connection_config' => [
 
                     //the smtp authentication identity
-                    'username' => '',
+                    //'username' => '',
 
                     //the smtp authentication credential
-                    'password' => '',
+                    //'password' => '',
 
                     //the encryption type to be used, ssl or tls
                     //null should be used to disable SSL
-                    'ssl' => 'ssl',
-                ],
-            ],
-
-            //file options that will be used only if the adapter is Laminas\Mail\Transport\File
-            /*'file_options' => [
-
-                //this is the folder where the file is going to be saved
-                //default value is 'data/mail/output'
-                'path' => 'data/mail/output',
-
-                //a callable that will get the Laminas\Mail\Transport\File object as an argument
-                // and should return the filename
-                //if null is used, and empty callable will be used
-                //'callback' => null,
-            ],*/
-
-            //listeners to register with the mail service, for mail events
-            'event_listeners' => [
-                //[
-                    //'type' => 'service or class name',
-                    //'priority' => 1
-                //],
+                    'ssl' => 'tls',
+                ]
             ],
         ],
         // option to log the SENT emails
         'log' => [
-            'sent' => getcwd() . '/log/mail/sent.log',
+          'sent' => getcwd() . '/log/mail/sent.log'
         ],
 
         /**
diff --git a/test/Unit/Contact/Service/MessageServiceTest.php b/test/Unit/Contact/Service/MessageServiceTest.php
index fdc3ecb0..ebcd1119 100644
--- a/test/Unit/Contact/Service/MessageServiceTest.php
+++ b/test/Unit/Contact/Service/MessageServiceTest.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 namespace FrontendTest\Unit\Contact\Service;
 
+use Dot\Mail\Email;
 use Dot\Mail\Exception\MailException;
 use Dot\Mail\Result\ResultInterface;
 use Dot\Mail\Service\MailServiceInterface;
@@ -41,10 +42,12 @@ public function testProcessMessage(): void
         $mailService       = $this->createMock(MailServiceInterface::class);
         $template          = $this->createMock(TemplateRendererInterface::class);
         $result            = $this->createMock(ResultInterface::class);
+        $mail              = $this->createMock(Email::class);
 
+        $mail->expects($this->once())->method('addFrom')->willReturn($mail);
         $result->expects($this->once())->method('isValid')->willReturn(true);
         $mailService->expects($this->once())->method('send')->willReturn($result);
-
+        $mailService->expects($this->any())->method('getMessage')->willReturn($mail);
         $service = new MessageService(
             $messageRepository,
             $mailService,
