Using spring version:4.3.1,Spring data:1.10.2,hibernate core: 5.2.1. using postgres Database pg connector version :9.4.1208.jre7 After upgrading from hibernate 5.1.0 to 5.2.
This looks as a Jar conflict for Spring Framework 4.3.0.RELEASE version which you have chosen. Please downgrade it to hibernate-core-5.1.0.Final.jar.