diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1a34b4d..e7710f5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 
         <!-- Database Dependencies -->
         <javax.el.version>3.0.0</javax.el.version>
-        <hibernate.version>5.1.0.Final</hibernate.version>
+        <hibernate.version>5.3.38.Final</hibernate.version>
         <hibernate.validator.version>5.2.2.Final</hibernate.validator.version>
         <jsoup.version>1.9.2</jsoup.version>
         <javax.transaction.version>1.2</javax.transaction.version>
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
                         <debuglevel>lines,vars,source</debuglevel>
                         <compilerArguments>
                             <!-- enable runtime discover of parameter names -->
-                            <parameters />
+                            <parameters/>
                         </compilerArguments>
                     </configuration>
                 </plugin>
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@
                             -->
                             <debug>false</debug>
                             <compilerArguments>
-                                <parameters />
+                                <parameters/>
                             </compilerArguments>
                         </configuration>
                     </plugin>