diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 82767bbf64f95..a52fc51964657 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
         <jacoco.version>0.8.12</jacoco.version>
         <kubernetes-client.version>7.1.0</kubernetes-client.version> <!-- Please check with Java Operator SDK team before updating -->
         <rest-assured.version>5.5.0</rest-assured.version>
-        <hibernate-orm.version>6.6.5.Final</hibernate-orm.version> <!-- WARNING when updating, also align the versions below -->
+        <hibernate-orm.version>6.6.6.Final</hibernate-orm.version> <!-- WARNING when updating, also align the versions below -->
         <antlr.version>4.13.0</antlr.version> <!-- version controlled by Hibernate ORM's needs -->
         <bytebuddy.version>1.15.11</bytebuddy.version> <!-- version controlled by Hibernate ORM's needs -->
         <hibernate-commons-annotations.version>7.0.3.Final</hibernate-commons-annotations.version> <!-- version controlled by Hibernate ORM's needs -->