diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8b47774524..bbc935e9e6 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1234,7 +1234,7 @@
         <version.exec.maven>1.6.0</version.exec.maven>
         <version.fluido>2.0.0-M3</version.fluido>
         <!-- hibernate is up to rev 6+. But 4.0.0. causes this error: symbol: org.hibernate.classic.Session not found -->
-        <version.hibernate>3.6.10.Final</version.hibernate>
+        <version.hibernate>6.6.9.Final</version.hibernate>
         <version.spotbugs.maven>4.7.3.2</version.spotbugs.maven>
         <version.spotbugs>4.7.3</version.spotbugs>
         <version.springframework>4.3.30.RELEASE</version.springframework>