diff --git a/primefaces-integration-tests/pom.xml b/primefaces-integration-tests/pom.xml
index 917833d234..b0df41c206 100644
--- a/primefaces-integration-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/primefaces-integration-tests/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         <junit.jupiter.execution.parallel.enabled>true</junit.jupiter.execution.parallel.enabled>
 
         <!-- dependency versions -->
-        <hibernate-validator.version>6.2.0.Final</hibernate-validator.version>
+        <hibernate-validator.version>7.0.1.Final</hibernate-validator.version>
         <lombok.version>1.18.20</lombok.version>
         <myfaces.version>2.3.9</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 65d2304325..b320587261 100644
--- a/primefaces-showcase/pom.xml
+++ b/primefaces-showcase/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <owb.version>2.0.23</owb.version>
-        <hibernate-validator.version>6.1.5.Final</hibernate-validator.version>
+        <hibernate-validator.version>7.0.1.Final</hibernate-validator.version>
         <mojarra.version>2.3.16</mojarra.version>
         <myfaces.version>2.3.9</myfaces.version>
         <resteasy.version>4.7.0.Final</resteasy.version>