diff --git a/sketches/java/HelloHibernate/pom.xml b/sketches/java/HelloHibernate/pom.xml
index a80856c4..3cf7c6eb 100644
--- a/sketches/java/HelloHibernate/pom.xml
+++ b/sketches/java/HelloHibernate/pom.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
       <artifactId>hibernate-validator</artifactId>
-      <version>4.2.0.Final</version>
+      <version>6.0.23.Final</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>