diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index b5303545f5..efd4bc74db 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
             <!-- Optional used in org.apache.struts2.util.ProxyUtil to detect if object is HibernateProxy -->
             <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
             <artifactId>hibernate-core</artifactId>
-            <version>5.6.15.Final</version>
+            <version>7.4.4.Final</version>
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>