diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
index 51b0df968e..6baa068453 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-dependencies/build.gradle
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ bom {
 			]
 		}
 	}
-	library("HSQLDB", "2.5.2") {
+	library("HSQLDB", "2.6.1") {
 		group("org.hsqldb") {
 			modules = [
 				"hsqldb"