diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8ef76bc6..ab7ff28c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
-			<version>2.5.0</version>
+			<version>2.7.1</version>
 			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>