diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e6b97d0..7527574 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
       <artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
-      <version>2.7.3</version>
+      <version>2.7.4</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>