diff --git a/persistence-modules/hibernate-queries/pom.xml b/persistence-modules/hibernate-queries/pom.xml
index bb60c7b83a..76f230a72d 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/hibernate-queries/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/hibernate-queries/pom.xml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
         <mysql.version>8.0.32</mysql.version>
         <mariaDB4j.version>2.6.0</mariaDB4j.version>
         <h2.version>2.1.214</h2.version>
-        <hibernate.version>6.1.7.Final</hibernate.version>
+        <hibernate.version>6.3.1.Final</hibernate.version>
         <testcontainers.mysql.version>1.17.6</testcontainers.mysql.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/persistence-modules/hibernate-queries/src/main/java/com/baeldung/hibernate/criteria/util/HibernateUtil.java b/persistence-modules/hibernate-queries/src/main/java/com/baeldung/hibernate/criteria/util/HibernateUtil.java
index ff9ccb017b..f561a33f08 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/hibernate-queries/src/main/java/com/baeldung/hibernate/criteria/util/HibernateUtil.java
+++ b/persistence-modules/hibernate-queries/src/main/java/com/baeldung/hibernate/criteria/util/HibernateUtil.java
@@ -16,4 +16,11 @@ public class HibernateUtil {
         return session;
     }
 
+    public static SessionFactory getHibernateSessionFactory() {
+
+        final SessionFactory sessionFactory = new Configuration().configure("criteria.cfg.xml").buildSessionFactory();
+
+        return sessionFactory;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/persistence-modules/hibernate-queries/src/main/java/com/baeldung/hibernate/criteria/view/CriteriaDefinitionApplicationView.java b/persistence-modules/hibernate-queries/src/main/java/com/baeldung/hibernate/criteria/view/CriteriaDefinitionApplicationView.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f32aa06e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/persistence-modules/hibernate-queries/src/main/java/com/baeldung/hibernate/criteria/view/CriteriaDefinitionApplicationView.java
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+package com.baeldung.hibernate.criteria.view;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.hibernate.Session;
+import org.hibernate.SessionFactory;
+import org.hibernate.query.criteria.CriteriaDefinition;
+import org.hibernate.query.criteria.JpaRoot;
+
+import com.baeldung.hibernate.criteria.model.Item;
+import com.baeldung.hibernate.criteria.util.HibernateUtil;
+
+public class CriteriaDefinitionApplicationView {
+
+    public CriteriaDefinitionApplicationView() {
+
+    }
+
+    public String[] greaterThanCriteria() {
+        final Session session = HibernateUtil.getHibernateSession();
+        final SessionFactory sessionFactory = HibernateUtil.getHibernateSessionFactory();
+
+        CriteriaDefinition<Item> query = new CriteriaDefinition<>(sessionFactory, Item.class) {
+            {
+                JpaRoot<Item> message = from(Item.class);
+                where(gt(message.get("itemPrice"), 1000));
+            }
+        };
+
+        List<Item> items = session.createSelectionQuery(query).list();
+
+        final String greaterThanItems[] = new String[items.size()];
+        for (int i = 0; i < items.size(); i++) {
+            greaterThanItems[i] = items.get(i).getItemName();
+        }
+
+        session.close();
+
+        return greaterThanItems;
+    }
+
+    public String[] lessThanCriteria() {
+        final Session session = HibernateUtil.getHibernateSession();
+        final SessionFactory sessionFactory = HibernateUtil.getHibernateSessionFactory();
+
+        CriteriaDefinition<Item> query = new CriteriaDefinition<>(sessionFactory, Item.class) {
+            {
+                JpaRoot<Item> message = from(Item.class);
+                where(lt(message.get("itemPrice"), 1000));
+            }
+        };
+
+        List<Item> items = session.createSelectionQuery(query).list();
+        final String lessThanItems[] = new String[items.size()];
+        for (int i = 0; i < items.size(); i++) {
+            lessThanItems[i] = items.get(i).getItemName();
+        }
+
+        session.close();
+
+        return lessThanItems;
+    }
+
+    public String[] likeCriteria() {
+        final Session session = HibernateUtil.getHibernateSession();
+        final SessionFactory sessionFactory = HibernateUtil.getHibernateSessionFactory();
+
+        CriteriaDefinition<Item> query = new CriteriaDefinition<>(sessionFactory, Item.class) {
+            {
+                JpaRoot<Item> item = from(Item.class);
+                where(like(item.get("itemName"), "%chair%"));
+            }
+        };
+
+        List<Item> items = session.createSelectionQuery(query).list();
+
+        final String likeItems[] = new String[items.size()];
+        for (int i = 0; i < items.size(); i++) {
+            likeItems[i] = items.get(i).getItemName();
+        }
+        session.close();
+        return likeItems;
+    }
+
+    public String[] likeCaseCriteria() {
+        final Session session = HibernateUtil.getHibernateSession();
+        final SessionFactory sessionFactory = HibernateUtil.getHibernateSessionFactory();
+
+        CriteriaDefinition<Item> query = new CriteriaDefinition<>(sessionFactory, Item.class) {
+            {
+                JpaRoot<Item> item = from(Item.class);
+                where(like(lower(item.get("itemName")), "%chair%"));
+            }
+        };
+
+        List<Item> items = session.createSelectionQuery(query).list();
+
+        final String likeItems[] = new String[items.size()];
+        for (int i = 0; i < items.size(); i++) {
+            likeItems[i] = items.get(i).getItemName();
+        }
+        session.close();
+        return likeItems;
+    }
+
+    public String[] betweenCriteria() {
+        final Session session = HibernateUtil.getHibernateSession();
+        final SessionFactory sessionFactory = HibernateUtil.getHibernateSessionFactory();
+
+        CriteriaDefinition<Item> query = new CriteriaDefinition<>(sessionFactory, Item.class) {
+            {
+                JpaRoot<Item> item = from(Item.class);
+                where(between(item.get("itemPrice"), 100, 200));
+            }
+        };
+
+        List<Item> items = session.createSelectionQuery(query).list();
+
+        final String betweenItems[] = new String[items.size()];
+        for (int i = 0; i < items.size(); i++) {
+            betweenItems[i] = items.get(i).getItemName();
+        }
+        session.close();
+        return betweenItems;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/persistence-modules/hibernate-queries/src/main/java/com/baeldung/hibernate/customtypes/LocalDateStringJavaDescriptor.java b/persistence-modules/hibernate-queries/src/main/java/com/baeldung/hibernate/customtypes/LocalDateStringJavaDescriptor.java
index 58d8e8628a..e9c7548c7d 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/hibernate-queries/src/main/java/com/baeldung/hibernate/customtypes/LocalDateStringJavaDescriptor.java
+++ b/persistence-modules/hibernate-queries/src/main/java/com/baeldung/hibernate/customtypes/LocalDateStringJavaDescriptor.java
@@ -4,8 +4,13 @@ package com.baeldung.hibernate.customtypes;
 import java.time.LocalDate;
 import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter;
 
+import org.hibernate.dialect.Dialect;
+import org.hibernate.tool.schema.extract.spi.ColumnTypeInformation;
+import org.hibernate.type.BasicType;
 import org.hibernate.type.descriptor.WrapperOptions;
 import org.hibernate.type.descriptor.java.ImmutableMutabilityPlan;
+import org.hibernate.type.descriptor.jdbc.JdbcTypeIndicators;
+import org.hibernate.type.spi.TypeConfiguration;
 
 import io.hypersistence.utils.hibernate.type.array.internal.AbstractArrayTypeDescriptor;
 
@@ -49,4 +54,10 @@ public class LocalDateStringJavaDescriptor extends AbstractArrayTypeDescriptor<L
 
         throw unknownWrap(value.getClass());
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public BasicType resolveType(TypeConfiguration typeConfiguration, Dialect dialect, BasicType elementType, ColumnTypeInformation columnTypeInformation, JdbcTypeIndicators stdIndicators) {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+        return null;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/persistence-modules/hibernate-queries/src/test/java/com/baeldung/hibernate/criteria/HibernateCriteriaDefinitionIntegrationTest.java b/persistence-modules/hibernate-queries/src/test/java/com/baeldung/hibernate/criteria/HibernateCriteriaDefinitionIntegrationTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..682c7a6af5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/persistence-modules/hibernate-queries/src/test/java/com/baeldung/hibernate/criteria/HibernateCriteriaDefinitionIntegrationTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+package com.baeldung.hibernate.criteria;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertArrayEquals;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.hibernate.Session;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import com.baeldung.hibernate.criteria.model.Item;
+import com.baeldung.hibernate.criteria.util.HibernateUtil;
+import com.baeldung.hibernate.criteria.view.CriteriaDefinitionApplicationView;
+
+public class HibernateCriteriaDefinitionIntegrationTest {
+
+    final private CriteriaDefinitionApplicationView criteriaDefinition = new CriteriaDefinitionApplicationView();
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenHibernateSession_whenExecutingLikeCriteriaQuery_thenExpectMatchingItems() {
+        final Session session = HibernateUtil.getHibernateSession();
+        final List<Item> expectedLikeList = session.createQuery("From Item where itemName like '%chair%'").list();
+        final String expectedLikeItems[] = new String[expectedLikeList.size()];
+        for (int i = 0; i < expectedLikeList.size(); i++) {
+            expectedLikeItems[i] = expectedLikeList.get(i).getItemName();
+        }
+        session.close();
+        assertArrayEquals(expectedLikeItems, criteriaDefinition.likeCriteria());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenHibernateSession_whenExecutingCaseSensitiveLikeCriteriaQuery_thenExpectMatchingItems() {
+        final Session session = HibernateUtil.getHibernateSession();
+        final List<Item> expectedChairCaseList = session.createQuery("From Item where itemName like '%Chair%'").list();
+        final String expectedChairCaseItems[] = new String[expectedChairCaseList.size()];
+        for (int i = 0; i < expectedChairCaseList.size(); i++) {
+            expectedChairCaseItems[i] = expectedChairCaseList.get(i).getItemName();
+        }
+        session.close();
+        assertArrayEquals(expectedChairCaseItems, criteriaDefinition.likeCaseCriteria());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenHibernateSession_whenExecutingGreaterThanCriteriaQuery_thenExpectMatchingItems() {
+        final Session session = HibernateUtil.getHibernateSession();
+        final List<Item> expectedGreaterThanList = session.createQuery("From Item where itemPrice>1000").list();
+        final String expectedGreaterThanItems[] = new String[expectedGreaterThanList.size()];
+        for (int i = 0; i < expectedGreaterThanList.size(); i++) {
+            expectedGreaterThanItems[i] = expectedGreaterThanList.get(i).getItemName();
+        }
+        session.close();
+        assertArrayEquals(expectedGreaterThanItems, criteriaDefinition.greaterThanCriteria());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenHibernateSession_whenExecutingLessThanCriteriaQuery_thenExpectMatchingItems() {
+        final Session session = HibernateUtil.getHibernateSession();
+        final List<Item> expectedLessList = session.createQuery("From Item where itemPrice<1000").list();
+        final String expectedLessThanItems[] = new String[expectedLessList.size()];
+        for (int i = 0; i < expectedLessList.size(); i++) {
+            expectedLessThanItems[i] = expectedLessList.get(i).getItemName();
+        }
+        session.close();
+        assertArrayEquals(expectedLessThanItems, criteriaDefinition.lessThanCriteria());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenHibernateSession_whenExecutingBetweenCriteriaQuery_thenExpectMatchingItems() {
+        final Session session = HibernateUtil.getHibernateSession();
+        final List<Item> expectedBetweenList = session.createQuery("From Item where itemPrice between 100 and 200").list();
+        final String expectedPriceBetweenItems[] = new String[expectedBetweenList.size()];
+        for (int i = 0; i < expectedBetweenList.size(); i++) {
+            expectedPriceBetweenItems[i] = expectedBetweenList.get(i).getItemName();
+        }
+        session.close();
+        assertArrayEquals(expectedPriceBetweenItems, criteriaDefinition.betweenCriteria());
+    }
+
+
+}