diff --git a/tests/sql/src/main/java/sql/ecotests/tpce/implementation/app/server/springjpa/pom.xml b/tests/sql/src/main/java/sql/ecotests/tpce/implementation/app/server/springjpa/pom.xml
index bc3f873ab..0d8d2dc58 100644
--- a/tests/sql/src/main/java/sql/ecotests/tpce/implementation/app/server/springjpa/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/sql/src/main/java/sql/ecotests/tpce/implementation/app/server/springjpa/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
   		<artifactId>hibernate-validator</artifactId>
-  		<version>4.3.0.Final</version>
+  		<version>6.0.23.Final</version>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>