diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b312eba..c67d1b8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
             <artifactId>hibernate-validator</artifactId>
-            <version>4.1.0.Final</version>
+            <version>5.3.5.Final</version>
         </dependency>
 
 		<!-- Joda Time Library <dependency> <groupId>joda-time</groupId> <artifactId>joda-time</artifactId>