diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 641dd8061..ac761b8d0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@
         <!-- Warning: log4j versions above 1.2.14 introduce additional transitive dependencies,
              some of which are not available from the Maven central repository. -->
         <log4j.version>1.2.14</log4j.version>
-        <derby.version>10.4.2.0</derby.version>
+        <derby.version>10.15.1.3</derby.version>
         <wrapper.version>3.2.3</wrapper.version>
         <saxon.version>8.9</saxon.version>
         <jline.version>0.9.94</jline.version>