diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8b7da2c4e..08b11e3b6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 		<jaxb-impl.version>2.2.7</jaxb-impl.version>
 
 		<!-- Hibernate / JPA -->
-		<hibernate.version>4.2.1.Final</hibernate.version>
+		<hibernate.version>4.3.1.Final</hibernate.version>
 
 		<!-- Bean validation -->
 		<hibernate-validator.version>4.3.1.Final</hibernate-validator.version>