diff --git a/dropwizard-dependencies/pom.xml b/dropwizard-dependencies/pom.xml
index 989b1df9901..2f17abcf8f8 100644
--- a/dropwizard-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/dropwizard-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
         <assertj.version>3.15.0</assertj.version>
         <bcprov-jdk15on.version>1.64</bcprov-jdk15on.version>
         <h2.version>1.4.200</h2.version>
-        <hsqldb.version>2.5.0</hsqldb.version>
+        <hsqldb.version>2.7.1</hsqldb.version>
         <junit.version>4.13</junit.version>
         <junit5.version>5.6.1</junit5.version>
         <mockito.version>3.3.3</mockito.version>