diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fc1d24025a..c4836566db 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         <h2.version>1.4.200</h2.version>
         <sqlite.version>3.32.3.2</sqlite.version>
         <derby.version>10.14.2.0</derby.version>
-        <hsqldb.version>2.5.1</hsqldb.version>
+        <hsqldb.version>2.6.0</hsqldb.version>
 
         <!-- JDBC drivers for jOOQ-xyz-extensions modules and vendor-specific API access -->
         <postgres.version>42.2.19</postgres.version>