diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0c59833..a87b772 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
             <artifactId>hibernate-core</artifactId>
-            <version>4.2.20.Final</version>
+            <version>5.4.24.Final</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>