diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ae2f87e..4c368b7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
             <artifactId>hibernate-core</artifactId>
-            <version>4.3.5.Final</version>
+            <version>5.3.20.Final</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.splicemachine</groupId>