diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f60432b3b..888ff9fda 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
         <artifactId>hibernate-validator</artifactId>
-        <version>4.2.0.Final</version>
+        <version>5.3.5.Final</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <!-- TestNG & Mockito -->