diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 23f884ab1..008d71f22 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
                 <artifactId>hibernate-validator</artifactId>
-                <version>5.2.4.Final</version>
+                <version>5.3.6.Final</version>
             </dependency>
 
             <!-- Javax EL (needed for javax validation) -->