- Update pom.xml to Hibernate 17.1.0.Final
- Update JPA API to Jakarta EE 3.1.0
- Update hibernate.cfg.xml configuration
- Update HibernateUtil for modern Hibernate
- Update jakarta.persistence imports to jakarta.persistence
- Verify all entity annotations compatibility
- Update any deprecated annotations
- Update BaseDAO with modern patterns
- Update all DAO classes to use new approach
- Implement proper transaction management
- Add EntityManager support
- Test all CRUD operations
- Verify transaction management
- Check performance improvements