diff --git a/spring-data-eclipse-store/pom.xml b/spring-data-eclipse-store/pom.xml
index 86d35b9b..7048acbc 100644
--- a/spring-data-eclipse-store/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-eclipse-store/pom.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 		<hibernate-validator.version>9.0.1.Final</hibernate-validator.version>
 		<jakarta.el-api.version>6.0.1</jakarta.el-api.version>
 		<expressly.version>6.0.0</expressly.version>
-		<hibernate-core.version>7.2.0.Final</hibernate-core.version>
+		<hibernate-core.version>7.2.1.Final</hibernate-core.version>
 		<micro-migration.version>3.0.2</micro-migration.version>
 	</properties>