diff --git a/query-methods/pom.xml b/query-methods/pom.xml
index d0733e3..b2b033f 100644
--- a/query-methods/pom.xml
+++ b/query-methods/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <properties>
         <bonecp.version>0.7.1.RELEASE</bonecp.version>
         <h2.version>1.3.166</h2.version>
-        <hibernate.version>4.1.4.Final</hibernate.version>
+        <hibernate.version>5.3.20.Final</hibernate.version>
         <jackson.version>1.9.9</jackson.version>
         <powermock.version>1.4.12</powermock.version>
         <slf4j.version>1.6.4</slf4j.version>