diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a21bbfd..7335855 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
             <artifactId>hibernate-validator</artifactId>
-            <version>4.2.0.Final</version>
+            <version>6.0.23.Final</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- ~~~~~~ -->
         <!-- LOGGER -->