diff --git a/YCSB/jdbc/pom.xml b/YCSB/jdbc/pom.xml
index 3caee4733..b7c5dc7b0 100644
--- a/YCSB/jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/YCSB/jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ LICENSE file.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
       <artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
-      <version>2.3.3</version>
+      <version>2.7.1</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>