diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8ca33be66..ed1f41982 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
                 <artifactId>hibernate-core</artifactId>
-                <version>5.2.4.Final</version>
+                <version>5.3.20.Final</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>