diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2c70b02..7e8ce93 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
             <artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
-            <version>1.8.0.10</version>
+            <version>2.7.1</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     <scm>