diff --git a/dspace-api/pom.xml b/dspace-api/pom.xml
index 7a4465fd24..a3622a5b3f 100644
--- a/dspace-api/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace-api/pom.xml
@@ -292,7 +292,6 @@
         </profile>
     </profiles>
 
-
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
@@ -308,10 +307,21 @@
             <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
             <artifactId>hibernate-ehcache</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+           <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
+           <artifactId>hibernate-validator-cdi</artifactId>
+           <version>5.2.5.Final</version>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-orm</artifactId>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.glassfish</groupId>
+            <artifactId>javax.el</artifactId>
+            <version>3.0.1-b10</version>
+        </dependency>
+
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
             <artifactId>handle</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 34f4294cdc..c0758e1055 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1034,6 +1034,13 @@
                 <version>${hibernate.version}</version>
             </dependency>
 
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
+                <artifactId>hibernate-validator</artifactId>
+                <!-- This artifact doesn't track the main Hibernate version. -->
+                <version>5.2.5.Final</version>
+            </dependency>
+
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
                 <artifactId>spring-orm</artifactId>