diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4f0dc2d3..fa58c2dc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <jooq.version>3.17.3</jooq.version>
         <vertx.version>4.3.3</vertx.version>
         <jackson.databind.version>2.13.2.1</jackson.databind.version>
-        <hsqldb.version>2.6.1</hsqldb.version>
+        <hsqldb.version>2.7.1</hsqldb.version>
         <junit.version>4.13.2</junit.version>
         <guice.version>4.2.3</guice.version>
         <logback.version>1.2.10</logback.version>