diff --git a/hsqldb-test/pom.xml b/hsqldb-test/pom.xml
index d77c7ee..a355d84 100644
--- a/hsqldb-test/pom.xml
+++ b/hsqldb-test/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
             <artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
-            <version>2.4.0</version>
+            <version>2.7.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.zaxxer</groupId>