diff --git a/ngrinder-core/pom.xml b/ngrinder-core/pom.xml
index 461f346..c6d300b 100644
--- a/ngrinder-core/pom.xml
+++ b/ngrinder-core/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hibernate-core</artifactId>
-			<version>4.2.2.Final</version>
+			<version>5.4.24.Final</version>
 			<exclusions>
 				<exclusion>
 					<groupId>org.jboss.logging</groupId>