diff --git a/HibernateConnectionPool/pom.xml b/HibernateConnectionPool/pom.xml
index 83eda41..849347c 100644
--- a/HibernateConnectionPool/pom.xml
+++ b/HibernateConnectionPool/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
             <artifactId>hibernate-core</artifactId>
-            <version>5.2.17.Final</version>
+            <version>5.2.18.Final</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>