diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 91ce2faa5d..a26f63cd70 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ buildscript {
 
 ext {
     expectedGradleVersion = '1.9'
-    hibernateTargetVersion = '4.3.8.Final'
+    hibernateTargetVersion = '4.3.9-SNAPSHOT'
     javaLanguageLevel = '1.6'
 
     osgiExportVersion = hibernateTargetVersion.replaceAll( "-SNAPSHOT", ".SNAPSHOT" )