diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0e121488a..23cc54339 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     <o11yphantVersion>1.9.2</o11yphantVersion>
     <!-- Cannot upgrade to 4.3.1.0 as it causes NoClassDefFoundError com/datastax/oss/driver/api/core/config/DriverOption -->
     <cassandraUnitVersion>3.7.1.0</cassandraUnitVersion>
-    <hibernateVersion>5.4.33.Final</hibernateVersion>
+    <hibernateVersion>5.6.15.Final</hibernateVersion>
     <h2Version>2.2.220</h2Version>
     <activationVersion>1.2.0</activationVersion>
     <annotationVersion>1.3.2</annotationVersion>