diff --git a/alpha/alpha-core/pom.xml b/alpha/alpha-core/pom.xml
index a39f612a..7e986721 100644
--- a/alpha/alpha-core/pom.xml
+++ b/alpha/alpha-core/pom.xml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
       <artifactId>hibernate-core</artifactId>
-      <version>5.2.17.Final</version>
+      <version>5.3.20.Final</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>