diff --git a/sketches/java/HelloMVC/pom.xml b/sketches/java/HelloMVC/pom.xml
index 4baa082b..01c8d390 100644
--- a/sketches/java/HelloMVC/pom.xml
+++ b/sketches/java/HelloMVC/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
       <artifactId>hibernate-validator</artifactId>
-      <version>4.2.0.Final</version>
+      <version>5.3.5.Final</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>