diff --git a/knowagewhatifengine/pom.xml b/knowagewhatifengine/pom.xml
index 887773a2973..65a9b2f7b94 100644
--- a/knowagewhatifengine/pom.xml
+++ b/knowagewhatifengine/pom.xml
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
-			<version>1.8.0.10</version>
+			<version>2.7.1</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>