diff --git a/backend/pom.xml b/backend/pom.xml
index 4b2338e3..2e80241b 100644
--- a/backend/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
         <spring-boot.version>2.5.5</spring-boot.version>
         <!-- The hibernate version should match the one managed by
         https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.springframework.boot/spring-boot-dependencies/${spring-boot.version} -->
-        <hibernate.version>5.4.32.Final</hibernate.version>
+        <hibernate.version>5.6.15.Final</hibernate.version>
         <!-- The javassist version should match the one managed by
         https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.hibernate/hibernate-core/${hibernate.version} -->
         <javassist.version>3.27.0-GA</javassist.version>