diff --git a/spring-data-eclipse-store/pom.xml b/spring-data-eclipse-store/pom.xml
index 9af2d14e..2a0ae9b1 100644
--- a/spring-data-eclipse-store/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-data-eclipse-store/pom.xml
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@
 		<org.eclipse.serializer.version>2.1.1</org.eclipse.serializer.version>
 		<hibernate-validator.version>9.0.1.Final</hibernate-validator.version>
 		<jakarta.el-api.version>6.0.1</jakarta.el-api.version>
-		<expressly.version>6.0.0</expressly.version>
-		<hibernate-core.version>6.6.5.Final</hibernate-core.version>
+		<expressly.version>6.0.0-M1</expressly.version>
+		<hibernate-core.version>7.0.7.Final</hibernate-core.version>
 		<micro-migration.version>3.0.2</micro-migration.version>
 	</properties>