diff --git a/applications/loanshark/pom.xml b/applications/loanshark/pom.xml
index ac19b038..155deae2 100644
--- a/applications/loanshark/pom.xml
+++ b/applications/loanshark/pom.xml
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>
       <artifactId>hsqldb</artifactId>
-      <version>2.7.0</version>
+      <version>2.7.1</version>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index ef1697f2..54330d6b 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ subprojects { subproject ->
 			ftpServerVersion = '1.1.2'
 			flexjsonVersion = '2.0'
 			groovyVersion = '4.0.6'
-			hsqldbVersion = '2.7.0'
+			hsqldbVersion = '2.7.1'
 			h2Version = '2.1.214'
 			jacksonVersion = '2.13.4'
 			mailVersion = '2.0.1'