diff --git a/master-package/writing-tests-for-spring-web-apps/rest-api/spring/pom.xml b/master-package/writing-tests-for-spring-web-apps/rest-api/spring/pom.xml
index 11be6382..b4b18366 100644
--- a/master-package/writing-tests-for-spring-web-apps/rest-api/spring/pom.xml
+++ b/master-package/writing-tests-for-spring-web-apps/rest-api/spring/pom.xml
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
             <artifactId>hibernate-core</artifactId>
-            <version>5.2.10.Final</version>
+            <version>5.3.20.Final</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>