diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 44a63efdb5f..7ff95472cfa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
         <luceneVersion>3.6.1</luceneVersion>
         <infinispanVersion>5.1.8.Final</infinispanVersion>
         <jgroupsVersion>3.0.14.Final</jgroupsVersion>
-        <hibernateVersion>4.1.8.Final</hibernateVersion>
+        <hibernateVersion>4.1.9.Final</hibernateVersion>
         <hibernateCommonsAnnotationVersion>4.0.1.Final</hibernateCommonsAnnotationVersion>
         <tikaVersion>1.1</tikaVersion>
         <bytemanVersion>2.1.0</bytemanVersion>