diff --git a/thucydides-core/pom.xml b/thucydides-core/pom.xml
index 85ba5017c..4305207ec 100644
--- a/thucydides-core/pom.xml
+++ b/thucydides-core/pom.xml
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
             <artifactId>hibernate-validator</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1.1.Final</version>
+            <version>6.0.23.Final</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax.el</groupId>