diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 214f0e9a9e2..5a90b2fb602 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ groovyVersion=3.0.5
 grouperClientVersion=2.4.0
 guavaVersion=27.1-jre
 hamcrestVersion=1.3
-hibernateVersion=4.2.21.Final
+hibernateVersion=4.3.11.Final
 hibernateJpamodelgenVersion=1.3.0.Final
 hsqldbVersion=2.5.0
 httpclientVersion=4.5.12
diff --git a/uPortal-hibernate/uPortal-hibernate4-dialects/build.gradle b/uPortal-hibernate/uPortal-hibernate4-dialects/build.gradle
index 3cf0523b4cf..cc21c276247 100644
--- a/uPortal-hibernate/uPortal-hibernate4-dialects/build.gradle
+++ b/uPortal-hibernate/uPortal-hibernate4-dialects/build.gradle
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ description = "Apereo uPortal Usefull Dialects for hibernate 4"
 
 
 dependencies {
-    compileOnly 'org.hibernate:hibernate-core:4.2.+'
+    compileOnly 'org.hibernate:hibernate-core:4.3.11.Final'
     compileOnly "org.slf4j:jcl-over-slf4j:${slf4jVersion}"
 }