diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 282e194f68..a477cd63b6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         <sqlite.version>3.46.1.0</sqlite.version>
         <duckdb.version>1.1.1</duckdb.version>
         <derby.version>10.14.2.0</derby.version>
-        <hsqldb.version>2.7.4</hsqldb.version>
+        <hsqldb.version>2.7.2</hsqldb.version>
 
         <!-- JDBC drivers for jOOQ-xyz-extensions modules and vendor-specific API access -->
         <postgres.version>42.7.3</postgres.version>