diff --git a/tests/base/pom.xml b/tests/base/pom.xml
index bc218d67904..56756455675 100644
--- a/tests/base/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/base/pom.xml
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
             <artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
-            <version>2.3.1</version>
+            <version>2.7.1</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>