diff --git a/eXperDB-Management-WebConsole/pom.xml b/eXperDB-Management-WebConsole/pom.xml
index 27b1803d8..7130c23bb 100644
--- a/eXperDB-Management-WebConsole/pom.xml
+++ b/eXperDB-Management-WebConsole/pom.xml
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
       <dependency>
          <groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
          <artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
-         <version>2.3.2</version>
+         <version>2.7.1</version>
       </dependency>
        
        <dependency>
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@
                         <dependency>
                             <groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
                             <artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
-                            <version>2.3.2</version>
+                            <version>2.7.1</version>
                         </dependency>
                     </dependencies>
                 </plugin>