diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0a5389b763..5806dc837a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
         <gmaven.version>1.5</gmaven.version>
         <groovy.version>2.4.7</groovy.version>
         <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
-        <hibernate.version>4.2.21.Final</hibernate.version>
+        <hibernate.version>5.3.38.Final</hibernate.version>
         <!-- so we can mock static methods in 3rd party libraries that sometimes don't use proper interfaces
              ahem, hazelcast, ahem... -->
         <powermock.version>1.6.6</powermock.version>