diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cde7c1e..493be0c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
       <artifactId>hibernate-core</artifactId>
       <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
       <scope>provided</scope>
-      <version>5.3.7.Final</version>
+      <version>5.3.20.Final</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <!--  Unit Testing  -->