diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index da47c5d..14ef491 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 			<groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
 			<artifactId>h2</artifactId>
 			<scope>runtime</scope>
-			<version>1.4.199</version>
+			<version>2.1.210</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<!-- TODO: (DONE registration) add a dependency on an OTP library here -->