diff --git a/bitnami/jasperreports/8/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libjasperreports.sh b/bitnami/jasperreports/8/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libjasperreports.sh
index 4bcd7736c88c..31a36b266268 100644
--- a/bitnami/jasperreports/8/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libjasperreports.sh
+++ b/bitnami/jasperreports/8/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libjasperreports.sh
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ jasperreports_validate() {
         done
         is_empty_value "$JASPERREPORTS_SMTP_PORT_NUMBER" && print_validation_error "The JASPERREPORTS_SMTP_PORT_NUMBER environment variable is empty or not set."
         ! is_empty_value "$JASPERREPORTS_SMTP_PORT_NUMBER" && check_valid_port "JASPERREPORTS_SMTP_PORT_NUMBER"
-        ! is_empty_value "$JASPERREPORTS_SMTP_PROTOCOL" && check_multi_value "JASPERREPORTS_SMTP_PROTOCOL" "smtp smtps ssl tls"
+        
+        #  'smtp' and 'smtps' are the only valid values (see issue [#112](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-jasperreports/#112)).
+        ! is_empty_value "$JASPERREPORTS_SMTP_PROTOCOL" && check_multi_value "JASPERREPORTS_SMTP_PROTOCOL" "smtp smtps"
     fi
 
     return "$error_code"
@@ -362,8 +364,10 @@ jasperreports_initialize() {
                 # Add a new prop node with mail.smtp.startls.enable=true
                 xmlstarlet ed -L --subnode '//*[name()="property" and @name="javaMailProperties"]/*[name()="props"]' --type elem -n "prop" -v "true" "${JASPERREPORTS_BASE_DIR}/WEB-INF/applicationContext-report-scheduling.xml"
                 xmlstarlet ed -L -i '//*[name()="prop" and not(@key)]' --type "attr" -n "key" -v "mail.smtp.starttls.enable" "${JASPERREPORTS_BASE_DIR}/WEB-INF/applicationContext-report-scheduling.xml"
+                # Add a new prop node with mail.smtp.ssl.protocols=TLSv1.2 (see issue [#112](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-jasperreports/#112)).
+                xmlstarlet ed -L --subnode '//*[name()="property" and @name="javaMailProperties"]/*[name()="props"]' --type elem -n "prop" -v "TLSv1.2" "${JASPERREPORTS_BASE_DIR}/WEB-INF/applicationContext-report-scheduling.xml"
+                xmlstarlet ed -L -i '//*[name()="prop" and not(@key)]' --type "attr" -n "key" -v "mail.smtp.ssl.protocols" "${JASPERREPORTS_BASE_DIR}/WEB-INF/applicationContext-report-scheduling.xml"
             fi
-
         else
             info "An already initialized JasperReports database was provided, configuration will be skipped"
             jasperreports_run_upgrade_scripts
diff --git a/bitnami/jasperreports/README.md b/bitnami/jasperreports/README.md
index f07ec492d9e3..52c12263025e 100644
--- a/bitnami/jasperreports/README.md
+++ b/bitnami/jasperreports/README.md
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ To configure JasperReports to send email using SMTP you can set the following en
 - `JASPERREPORTS_SMTP_PORT_NUMBER`: SMTP port.
 - `JASPERREPORTS_SMTP_USER`: SMTP account user.
 - `JASPERREPORTS_SMTP_PASSWORD`: SMTP account password.
-- `JASPERREPORTS_SMTP_PROTOCOL`: If specified, SMTP protocol to use. Allowed values: *smtp*, *smtps*, *tls*, *ssl*. Default: **smtp**.
+- `JASPERREPORTS_SMTP_PROTOCOL`: If specified, SMTP protocol to use. Allowed values: *smtp* and *smtps*. Default: **smtp**.
 
 ##### JasperReports base URL configuration
 
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ This would be an example of SMTP configuration using a Gmail account:
           - ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD=yes
           - JASPERREPORTS_SMTP_HOST=smtp.gmail.com
           - JASPERREPORTS_SMTP_PORT_NUMBER=587
+          - JASPERREPORTS_SMTP_PROTOCOL=smtps
           - JASPERREPORTS_SMTP_USER=your_email@gmail.com
           - JASPERREPORTS_SMTP_PASSWORD=your_password
       ...
@@ -318,6 +319,7 @@ This would be an example of SMTP configuration using a Gmail account:
       --env JASPERREPORTS_DATABASE_NAME=bitnami_jasperreports \
       --env JASPERREPORTS_SMTP_HOST=smtp.gmail.com \
       --env JASPERREPORTS_SMTP_PORT_NUMBER=587 \
+      --env JASPERREPORTS_SMTP_PROTOCOL=smtps \
       --env JASPERREPORTS_SMTP_USER=your_email@gmail.com \
       --env JASPERREPORTS_SMTP_PASSWORD=your_password \
       --network jasperreports-tier \