diff --git a/examples/native-sql-example/build.gradle b/examples/native-sql-example/build.gradle
index fabdbc7fa..c79ec8984 100644
--- a/examples/native-sql-example/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/native-sql-example/build.gradle
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation project( ':hibernate-reactive-core' )
 
     // Hibernate Validator (optional)
-    implementation 'org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator:8.0.1.Final'
+    implementation 'org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator:8.0.2.Final'
     runtimeOnly 'org.glassfish.expressly:expressly:5.0.0'
 
     // JPA metamodel generation for criteria queries (optional)
diff --git a/examples/session-example/build.gradle b/examples/session-example/build.gradle
index 7cf7fb5f6..4da40ba69 100644
--- a/examples/session-example/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/session-example/build.gradle
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ dependencies {
     implementation project( ':hibernate-reactive-core' )
 
     // Hibernate Validator (optional)
-    implementation 'org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator:8.0.1.Final'
+    implementation 'org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator:8.0.2.Final'
     runtimeOnly 'org.glassfish.expressly:expressly:5.0.0'
 
     // JPA metamodel generation for criteria queries (optional)
diff --git a/integration-tests/hibernate-validator-postgres-it/build.gradle b/integration-tests/hibernate-validator-postgres-it/build.gradle
index 017a52919..8236f6509 100644
--- a/integration-tests/hibernate-validator-postgres-it/build.gradle
+++ b/integration-tests/hibernate-validator-postgres-it/build.gradle
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ ext {
 
 dependencies {
     implementation project(':hibernate-reactive-core')
-    implementation "org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator:8.0.1.Final"
+    implementation "org.hibernate.validator:hibernate-validator:8.0.2.Final"
     runtimeOnly 'org.glassfish.expressly:expressly:5.0.0'
 
     // JPA metamodel generation for criteria queries (optional)