diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a42d0b30f..0cc1122c2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
         <geotools.version>14.4</geotools.version>
         <uvms.commons.version>3.0.25</uvms.commons.version>
         <uvms.test.version>0.0.4</uvms.test.version>
-        <hibernate.validator.version>4.3.2.Final</hibernate.validator.version>
+        <hibernate.validator.version>5.3.5.Final</hibernate.validator.version>
         <hibernate-entitymanager.version>4.3.11.Final</hibernate-entitymanager.version>
         <usm4uvms.version>4.0.12</usm4uvms.version>
         <usm_deployment_descriptor_force_update>false</usm_deployment_descriptor_force_update>