diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index b9ddd7d..0ad786e 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ repositories {
 
 dependencies {
     compileOnly 'org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all:3.0.5'
-    compile 'org.hsqldb:hsqldb:2.5.1'
+    compile 'org.hsqldb:hsqldb:2.6.0'
     compile 'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:1.7.30'
     testCompile 'junit:junit:4.13'
     testCompile 'org.codehaus.groovy:groovy-all:3.0.5'