diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2c67c721..4b7d1c54 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
     <spring.version>5.3.22</spring.version>
     <cxf.version>3.3.11</cxf.version>
     <jackson.version>2.12.1</jackson.version>
-    <hsqldb.version>2.5.0</hsqldb.version>
+    <hsqldb.version>2.7.1</hsqldb.version>
     <openjpa.version>3.1.1</openjpa.version>
 
     <jakarta.servlet.version>4.0.4</jakarta.servlet.version>