diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7d900f7b..efd10103 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@
     <spring-security.version>4.2.3.RELEASE</spring-security.version>
     <spring-security-oauth2.version>2.0.13.RELEASE</spring-security-oauth2.version>
     <struts.version>2.3.32</struts.version>
-    <hibernate.version>5.1.5.Final</hibernate.version>
+    <hibernate.version>5.3.20.Final</hibernate.version>
     <hibernate-validator.version>4.3.2.Final</hibernate-validator.version>
     <jclouds.version>1.9.3</jclouds.version>
     <!-- Keep in sync with Hibernate -->