diff --git a/jackrabbit-core/pom.xml b/jackrabbit-core/pom.xml
index be7a15e1ce1..3169c8f86b7 100644
--- a/jackrabbit-core/pom.xml
+++ b/jackrabbit-core/pom.xml
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ org.apache.jackrabbit.test.api.query.qom.NodeLocalNameTest#testURILiteral
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
       <artifactId>h2</artifactId>
-      <version>1.4.200</version>
+      <version>2.1.210</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>