diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 99c175f..bb89a38 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
-			<version>2.3.0</version>
+			<version>2.7.1</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>commons-dbcp</groupId>