diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 46f39cb77..6644602b6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
 				<artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
-				<version>2.3.4</version>
+				<version>2.7.1</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>