diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1ca0d4b..6690805 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
       <artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
-      <version>2.7.2</version>
+      <version>2.7.3</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>