diff --git a/org.wikipathways.client/pom.xml b/org.wikipathways.client/pom.xml
index 2a745c1..59e52d9 100644
--- a/org.wikipathways.client/pom.xml
+++ b/org.wikipathways.client/pom.xml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.derby</groupId>
         <artifactId>derby</artifactId>
-        <version>10.15.2.0</version>
+        <version>10.17.1.0</version>
         </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>org.apache.derby</groupId>