diff --git a/spring-hibernate4/pom.xml b/spring-hibernate4/pom.xml
index 0a89819b8157..ffebcda0af03 100644
--- a/spring-hibernate4/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-hibernate4/pom.xml
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
         <org.springframework.data.version>1.10.5.RELEASE</org.springframework.data.version>
 
         <!-- persistence -->
-        <hibernate.version>4.3.11.Final</hibernate.version>
+        <hibernate.version>5.1.17.Final</hibernate.version>
         <hibernate-envers.version>${hibernate.version}</hibernate-envers.version>
         <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.40</mysql-connector-java.version>
         <tomcat-dbcp.version>8.5.8</tomcat-dbcp.version>