diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 11738830512e..092b7a19af30 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
         <confluent.version>6.2.12</confluent.version>
         <datasketches.version>4.2.0</datasketches.version>
         <datasketches.memory.version>2.2.0</datasketches.memory.version>
-        <derby.version>10.14.2.0</derby.version>
+        <derby.version>10.17.1.0</derby.version>
         <dropwizard.metrics.version>4.2.22</dropwizard.metrics.version>
         <errorprone.version>2.20.0</errorprone.version>
         <fastutil.version>8.5.4</fastutil.version>