diff --git a/sandbox/samples/pom.xml b/sandbox/samples/pom.xml
index efb5f0c184..fef2dc7ac7 100644
--- a/sandbox/samples/pom.xml
+++ b/sandbox/samples/pom.xml
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.derby</groupId>
                 <artifactId>derby</artifactId>
-                <version>10.5.3.0_1</version>
+                <version>10.17.1.0</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.openjpa</groupId>