diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ce0ba51..71b407b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
             <artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
-            <version>2.5.2</version>
+            <version>2.7.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>