diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e9fbea1..8a49f7c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
             <artifactId>hibernate-core</artifactId>
-            <version>3.6.7.Final</version>
+            <version>5.3.20.Final</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>