diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 81f74ef..928b328 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
             <artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
-            <version>2.3.4</version>
+            <version>2.7.1</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>