diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1ec7bc8..27742b2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
             <artifactId>hibernate-validator</artifactId>
-            <version>3.1.0.GA</version>
+            <version>5.3.5.Final</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>