diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 58fbccc62..72d1a71d4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
                 <artifactId>hibernate-core</artifactId>
-                <version>5.1.17.Final</version>
+                <version>5.3.20.Final</version>
                 <scope>provided</scope>
             </dependency>