diff --git a/odata2-jpa-processor/jpa-ref/pom.xml b/odata2-jpa-processor/jpa-ref/pom.xml
index a00fb9fe0..22be59e8f 100644
--- a/odata2-jpa-processor/jpa-ref/pom.xml
+++ b/odata2-jpa-processor/jpa-ref/pom.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
-			<version>2.3.2</version>
+			<version>2.7.1</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<!-- OData Annotation Support -->