diff --git a/codeforest/pom.xml b/codeforest/pom.xml
index 8a48e02b..3258d608 100644
--- a/codeforest/pom.xml
+++ b/codeforest/pom.xml
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hibernate-validator</artifactId>
-			<version>4.2.0.Final</version>
+			<version>5.3.5.Final</version>
 		</dependency>