diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8c700d21..0484312f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
   <dependency>
    <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
    <artifactId>hibernate-validator</artifactId>
-   <version>4.3.1.Final</version>
+   <version>5.3.5.Final</version>
   </dependency>
   <dependency>
    <groupId>javax.validation</groupId>