diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b24047257..864b80043 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
     <wro4j.version>1.10.1</wro4j.version>
     <wro4j-extensions.version>1.3.8</wro4j-extensions.version>
     <activeweb-lessc-maven-plugin.version>3.0-j11</activeweb-lessc-maven-plugin.version>
+    <hibernate-validator.version>7.0.1.Final</hibernate-validator.version>
     <jacoco.version>0.8.7</jacoco.version>
   </properties>
 
@@ -125,6 +126,11 @@
       <artifactId>activeweb-lessc-maven-plugin</artifactId>
       <version>${activeweb-lessc-maven-plugin.version}</version>
     </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
+      <artifactId>hibernate-validator</artifactId>
+      <version>${hibernate-validator.version}</version>
+    </dependency>
 
   </dependencies>