diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-hibernate-5/pom.xml b/persistence-modules/spring-hibernate-5/pom.xml
index f1f3d1034774..203e5f105d6a 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/spring-hibernate-5/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-hibernate-5/pom.xml
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
 
 
         <!-- persistence -->
-        <hibernate.version>5.2.10.Final</hibernate.version>
+        <hibernate.version>5.3.38.Final</hibernate.version>
 	<mysql-connector-java.version>8.0.7-dmr</mysql-connector-java.version>
         <tomcat-dbcp.version>9.0.0.M26</tomcat-dbcp.version>
         <jta.version>1.1</jta.version>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b9186f93042d..e593b38bbd89 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         <mockito.version>2.8.9</mockito.version>
         <!-- logging -->
         <org.slf4j.version>1.7.21</org.slf4j.version>
-        <logback.version>1.1.7</logback.version>
+        <logback.version>1.5.25</logback.version>
         <!-- plugins -->
         <maven-surefire-plugin.version>2.19.1</maven-surefire-plugin.version>
         <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.6.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>