diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c678569..051f0f5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
             <artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
-            <version>2.5.0</version>
+            <version>2.7.1</version>
         </dependency>