diff --git a/external-libs/pom.xml b/external-libs/pom.xml
index 7182670..dc80e12 100644
--- a/external-libs/pom.xml
+++ b/external-libs/pom.xml
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
             <artifactId>hibernate-validator</artifactId>
-            <version>4.2.0.Final</version>
+            <version>5.3.5.Final</version>
         </dependency>
                 <!-- Jackson JSON Mapper -->
         <dependency>