diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 702d0daa94..7db4aa6437 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
         <calcite.version>1.35.0</calcite.version>
         <datasketches.version>4.1.0</datasketches.version>
         <datasketches.memory.version>2.2.0</datasketches.memory.version>
-        <derby.version>10.14.2.0</derby.version>
+        <derby.version>10.16.1.1</derby.version>
         <dropwizard.metrics.version>4.0.0</dropwizard.metrics.version>
         <errorprone.version>2.20.0</errorprone.version>
         <fastutil.version>8.5.4</fastutil.version>