diff --git a/src/mokka/pom.xml b/src/mokka/pom.xml
index 08bfe62..8710433 100644
--- a/src/mokka/pom.xml
+++ b/src/mokka/pom.xml
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
             <artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
-            <version>2.4.0</version>
+            <version>2.7.1</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Utilities -->