diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 61673926d..4a841cc69 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     <!-- Require Hadoop 2.7.4+ due to HADOOP-14586 -->
     <hadoop.version>2.7.5</hadoop.version>
     <hamcrest.version>1.3</hamcrest.version>
-    <hsqldb.version>2.4.1</hsqldb.version>
+    <hsqldb.version>2.7.1</hsqldb.version>
     <httpclient.version>4.5.6</httpclient.version>
     <httpcore.version>4.4.10</httpcore.version>
     <hydromatic-resource.version>0.6</hydromatic-resource.version>