diff --git a/xc-framework-model/pom.xml b/xc-framework-model/pom.xml
index 674ba8d..417713d 100644
--- a/xc-framework-model/pom.xml
+++ b/xc-framework-model/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
     <dependency>
         <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
         <artifactId>hibernate-core</artifactId>
-        <version>5.0.12.Final</version>
+        <version>5.3.20.Final</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>