diff --git a/spring-data-eclipse-store/pom.xml b/spring-data-eclipse-store/pom.xml
index bb2877a..009faf2 100644
--- a/spring-data-eclipse-store/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-eclipse-store/pom.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 		<org.springframework.boot.version>3.4.2</org.springframework.boot.version>
 		<org.eclipse.store.version>2.1.1</org.eclipse.store.version>
 		<org.eclipse.serializer.version>2.1.1</org.eclipse.serializer.version>
-		<hibernate-validator.version>8.0.2.Final</hibernate-validator.version>
+		<hibernate-validator.version>9.0.0.Final</hibernate-validator.version>
 		<jakarta.el-api.version>6.0.1</jakarta.el-api.version>
 		<expressly.version>6.0.0-M1</expressly.version>
 		<hibernate-core.version>6.6.5.Final</hibernate-core.version>