diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a12e12b..8388858 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
                 <artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
-                <version>2.4.0</version>
+                <version>2.7.1</version>
                 <scope>runtime</scope>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>