diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ea08234196..1673b4d3d2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
             <artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
-            <version>2.7.2</version>
+            <version>2.7.4</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>