diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5a46463b..d66d0d46 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
             <artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
-            <version>2.2.4</version>
+            <version>2.7.2</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>