diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 33b47fafd6..7966efa01f 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ allprojects {
 
 ext {
     expectedGradleVersion = '2.7'
-    hibernateTargetVersion = '5.0.7.Final'
+    hibernateTargetVersion = '5.0.8-SNAPSHOT'
 
     osgiExportVersion = hibernateTargetVersion.replaceAll( '-SNAPSHOT', '.SNAPSHOT' )
 }