diff --git a/jrf/pom.xml b/jrf/pom.xml
index d842baed3..a663c7244 100644
--- a/jrf/pom.xml
+++ b/jrf/pom.xml
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
             <artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
-            <version>2.3.2</version>
+            <version>2.7.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>