diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7249532..1a893e2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  
     <properties>
         <springframework.version>4.0.6.RELEASE</springframework.version>
-        <hibernate.version>4.3.6.Final</hibernate.version>
+        <hibernate.version>5.3.20.Final</hibernate.version>
         <mysql.connector.version>5.1.47</mysql.connector.version>
     </properties>