diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 445c99a0..5f7e21e4 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
         <javax-servlet.version>3.0.1</javax-servlet.version>
 
         <!-- Hibernate / JPA -->
-        <hibernate.version>4.2.1.Final</hibernate.version>
+        <hibernate.version>5.4.24.Final</hibernate.version>
 
         <!-- Bean validation -->
         <hibernate-validator.version>4.3.1.Final</hibernate-validator.version>