diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 188f1df..3ecb118 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
             <artifactId>hibernate-core</artifactId>
-            <version>4.2.8.Final</version>
+            <version>5.3.20.Final</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>