diff --git a/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml b/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
index 10b83371994..ec2e294de54 100644
--- a/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -1230,6 +1230,11 @@
 				<artifactId>hamcrest-library</artifactId>
 				<version>${hamcrest.version}</version>
 			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
+				<artifactId>hibernate-core</artifactId>
+				<version>${hibernate.version}</version>
+			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
 				<artifactId>hibernate-ehcache</artifactId>