diff --git a/knowagedao/pom.xml b/knowagedao/pom.xml
index 62a1c786b05..849ec9d4e0f 100644
--- a/knowagedao/pom.xml
+++ b/knowagedao/pom.xml
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
-			<version>1.8.0.10</version>
+			<version>2.7.1</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>