diff --git a/dependencies.gradle b/dependencies.gradle
index 0df0f042a87..837219f9353 100644
--- a/dependencies.gradle
+++ b/dependencies.gradle
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ ext["flyway.version"] = "7.15.0" // the next major (v8)'s community edition drop
 ext["snakeyaml.version"] = "2.2" // manual update, see because of missing in spring boot https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/issues/32221
 ext["jackson-bom.version"] = "${versions.jacksonVersion}" // Bumping to latest version because of compatiblity to snakeyaml 2.0
 ext["json-path.version"] = "${versions.jsonPathVersion}" // CVE, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pfh2-hfmq-phg5
-ext["hsqldb.version"] = "2.7.2" // HSQL-DB used for tests but not supported for productive usage
+ext["hsqldb.version"] = "2.7.3" // HSQL-DB used for tests but not supported for productive usage
 ext["selenium.version"] = "${versions.seleniumVersion}" // Selenium for integration tests only
 ext["spring-framework.version"] = "${versions.springFrameworkVersion}" // Maintain spring until upgrade to spring boot 3.x, https://github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa/issues/2115
 ext["spring-security.version"] = "${versions.springSecurityVersion}" // Maintain spring until upgrade to spring boot 3.x, https://github.com/cloudfoundry/uaa/issues/2115