diff --git a/primefaces-integration-tests/pom.xml b/primefaces-integration-tests/pom.xml
index 5108f953b3..aaac302854 100644
--- a/primefaces-integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/primefaces-integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         <javax.faces.STATE_SAVING_METHOD>server</javax.faces.STATE_SAVING_METHOD>
 
         <!-- dependency versions -->
-        <hibernate-validator.version>6.2.3.Final</hibernate-validator.version>
+        <hibernate-validator.version>7.0.5.Final</hibernate-validator.version>
         <lombok.version>1.18.24</lombok.version>
         <myfaces.version>2.3.10</myfaces.version>
         <myfaces-next.version>2.3-next-M6</myfaces-next.version>
diff --git a/primefaces-showcase/pom.xml b/primefaces-showcase/pom.xml
index 5c4c5c1212..f2747f27a4 100644
--- a/primefaces-showcase/pom.xml
+++ b/primefaces-showcase/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <owb.version>2.0.27</owb.version>
-        <hibernate-validator.version>6.2.3.Final</hibernate-validator.version>
+        <hibernate-validator.version>7.0.5.Final</hibernate-validator.version>
         <mojarra.version>2.3.17</mojarra.version>
         <myfaces.version>2.3.10</myfaces.version>
         <myfaces-next.version>2.3-next-M6</myfaces-next.version>