diff --git a/spring-security/getting-started/SecureApplication/pom.xml b/spring-security/getting-started/SecureApplication/pom.xml
index 9e10fb7d3..65b3757c7 100644
--- a/spring-security/getting-started/SecureApplication/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-security/getting-started/SecureApplication/pom.xml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
 			<artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
-			<version>2.4.0</version>
+			<version>2.7.1</version>
 			<scope>runtime</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>