diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 71d4a1f..3358d24 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@
         <dependency>
           <groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
           <artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
-          <version>2.5.2</version>
+          <version>2.7.1</version>
           <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
       </dependencies>