diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 063909e..408ef75 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<properties>
 		<bridgedb.version>3.0.22-SNAPSHOT</bridgedb.version>
 		<slf4j.version>2.0.7</slf4j.version>
-		<derby.version>10.15.2.0</derby.version>
+		<derby.version>10.17.1.0</derby.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<build>