diff --git a/solution/audit-service/pom.xml b/solution/audit-service/pom.xml
index 3fa5523..1e7a5d1 100644
--- a/solution/audit-service/pom.xml
+++ b/solution/audit-service/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
       <artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
-      <version>2.3.3</version>
+      <version>2.7.1</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.vertx.workshop</groupId>