diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4afacea..0ad631b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.derby</groupId>
         <artifactId>derby</artifactId>
-        <version>10.14.2.0</version>
+        <version>10.17.1.0</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>site.bitinit.pnd</groupId>