diff --git a/morphia/pom.xml b/morphia/pom.xml
index f756567..c660fc3 100644
--- a/morphia/pom.xml
+++ b/morphia/pom.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
             <artifactId>hibernate-validator</artifactId>
-            <version>5.4.3.Final</version>
+            <version>6.2.0.Final</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>