diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0605a4c0..bd7fe868 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
             <artifactId>hibernate-core</artifactId>
-            <version>4.3.10.Final</version>
+            <version>5.3.20.Final</version>
         </dependency>
      </dependencies>