diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 92030ab..3f433be 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
       <artifactId>hibernate-core</artifactId>
-      <version>3.6.3.Final</version>
+      <version>5.3.20.Final</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>