diff --git a/prj/coherence-dependencies/pom.xml b/prj/coherence-dependencies/pom.xml
index 1881900480259..c34164ef818ed 100644
--- a/prj/coherence-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/prj/coherence-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
     <helidon.version>${helidon.version.4}</helidon.version>
 
     <helidon.sitegen.version>2.3.7</helidon.sitegen.version>
-    <hsqldb.version>2.3.2</hsqldb.version>
+    <hsqldb.version>2.7.1</hsqldb.version>
     <groovy.version>4.0.11</groovy.version>
     <jackson.version>2.14.1</jackson.version>
     <jackson.databind.version>2.14.1</jackson.databind.version>