diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0755d604..0d99544d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <icu4j.version>72.1</icu4j.version>
-        <hsqldb.version>2.6.1</hsqldb.version>
+        <hsqldb.version>2.7.1</hsqldb.version>
         <jaxb2basics.version>0.6.0</jaxb2basics.version>
         <jackson.version>2.14.1</jackson.version>
         <logbackVersion>1.3.12</logbackVersion>