diff --git a/hcs-sxc-java-plugins/hcs-sxc-java-plugins-persistence-hibernate/pom.xml b/hcs-sxc-java-plugins/hcs-sxc-java-plugins-persistence-hibernate/pom.xml
index a10c3c20..6eb96dd5 100644
--- a/hcs-sxc-java-plugins/hcs-sxc-java-plugins-persistence-hibernate/pom.xml
+++ b/hcs-sxc-java-plugins/hcs-sxc-java-plugins-persistence-hibernate/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
             <artifactId>hibernate-core</artifactId>
-            <version>5.3.7.Final</version>
+            <version>5.3.20.Final</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.hedera</groupId>