diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 22cfecc5b..4fca460dc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
             <artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
-            <version>2.7.3</version>
+            <version>2.7.4</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>