diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 06e557aa07..3a25458e0d 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ guavaVersion=31.1-jre
 hamcrestVersion=1.3
 hibernateVersion=4.2.21.Final
 hibernateJpamodelgenVersion=5.6.3.Final
-hsqldbVersion=2.5.1
+hsqldbVersion=2.7.2
 httpclientVersion=4.5.14
 httpcomponentsVersion=4.4.16
 jacksonVersion=2.14.2