diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 24870d44bfa2b..e617cf9e957ff 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
         <jacoco.version>0.8.14</jacoco.version>
         <kubernetes-client.version>7.4.0</kubernetes-client.version> <!-- Please check with Java Operator SDK team before updating -->
         <rest-assured.version>5.5.6</rest-assured.version>
-        <hibernate-orm.version>7.1.6.Final</hibernate-orm.version> <!-- WARNING when updating, also align the versions below -->
+        <hibernate-orm.version>7.1.8.Final</hibernate-orm.version> <!-- WARNING when updating, also align the versions below -->
         <jakarta.persistence-api.version>3.2.0</jakarta.persistence-api.version> <!-- version controlled by Hibernate ORM's needs -->
         <antlr.version>4.13.2</antlr.version> <!-- version controlled by Hibernate ORM's needs -->
         <bytebuddy.version>1.17.6</bytebuddy.version> <!-- version controlled by Hibernate ORM's needs -->