diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3357c7a..a931762 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
         <derbydb.version>10.12.1.1</derbydb.version>
         <aspectj.version>1.8.4</aspectj.version>
         <slf4j.version>1.6.4</slf4j.version>
-        <hibernate.version>4.3.11.Final</hibernate.version>
+        <hibernate.version>5.4.24.Final</hibernate.version>
         <hibernate.validator.version>5.4.3.Final</hibernate.validator.version>
         <scala.major.version>2.11</scala.major.version>
         <scala.minor.version>12</scala.minor.version>