diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 07ec0b3..8373685 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.derby</groupId>
             <artifactId>derby</artifactId>
-            <version>10.14.1.0</version>
+            <version>10.17.1.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-configuration</groupId>