diff --git a/knowage-core/pom.xml b/knowage-core/pom.xml
index c8604a47ef0..021fbde9894 100644
--- a/knowage-core/pom.xml
+++ b/knowage-core/pom.xml
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
-			<version>1.8.0.10</version>
+			<version>2.7.1</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>