diff --git a/Chapter 9/item_writers/pom.xml b/Chapter 9/item_writers/pom.xml
index 51e6383..30defd5 100644
--- a/Chapter 9/item_writers/pom.xml	
+++ b/Chapter 9/item_writers/pom.xml	
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hibernate-core</artifactId>
-			<version>3.3.0.SP1</version>
+			<version>5.3.20.Final</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>