diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e66c1de..4524c21 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
             <artifactId>hibernate-core</artifactId>
-            <version>4.2.2.Final</version>
+            <version>5.4.24.Final</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate.javax.persistence</groupId>