Hibernate Validator 5.0.2.Final isn't released yet but when it is, I would like to upgrade WF 8 to it. I'd like to see https://hibernate.atlassian.net/browse/HV-838 (deployment class leak) fixed. I am mentioning this here so others aren't surprised if/when a WFLY-2601 pull request is merged. Also see http://lists.jboss.org/pipermail/hibernate-dev/2013-December/010691.html discussion about an ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException (HV-818) which is still being discussed. Scott