diff --git a/hibernate5/src/main/java/com/baeldung/hibernate/pojo/User.java b/hibernate5/src/main/java/com/baeldung/hibernate/pojo/User.java
index 90203d29ec..ccbdf80bf1 100644
--- a/hibernate5/src/main/java/com/baeldung/hibernate/pojo/User.java
+++ b/hibernate5/src/main/java/com/baeldung/hibernate/pojo/User.java
@@ -4,13 +4,23 @@ import javax.persistence.Entity;
 import javax.persistence.GeneratedValue;
 import javax.persistence.GenerationType;
 import javax.persistence.Id;
-import javax.persistence.SequenceGenerator;
+
+import org.hibernate.annotations.GenericGenerator;
+import org.hibernate.annotations.Parameter;
 
 @Entity
 public class User {
     @Id
-    @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.SEQUENCE, generator = "sequence-generator")
-    @SequenceGenerator(name = "sequence-generator", sequenceName = "user_sequence", initialValue = 4)
+    @GeneratedValue(generator = "sequence-generator")
+    @GenericGenerator(
+        name = "sequence-generator",
+        strategy = "org.hibernate.id.enhanced.SequenceStyleGenerator",
+        parameters = {
+                @Parameter(name = "sequence_name", value = "user_sequence"),
+                @Parameter(name = "initial_value", value = "4"),
+                @Parameter(name = "increment_size", value = "1")
+        }
+    )
     private long userId;
 
     public long getUserId() {