diff --git a/annotationTool/pom.xml b/annotationTool/pom.xml
index a2cfe25..7f20744 100644
--- a/annotationTool/pom.xml
+++ b/annotationTool/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hibernate-core</artifactId>
-			<version>5.2.8.Final</version>
+			<version>5.4.24.Final</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<!-- dbcp dependencies -->
 		<dependency>