diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2d578b42..f6bdecd5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
       <artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
-      <version>2.4.1</version>
+      <version>2.7.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency> <!-- 10.15+ need Java 9+ -->