diff --git a/dependency-check-core/pom.xml b/dependency-check-core/pom.xml
index f80b2c858..916150316 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/pom.xml
+++ b/dependency-check-core/pom.xml
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 Jeremy Long. All Rights Reserved.
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
             <artifactId>h2</artifactId>
-            <version>1.3.172</version>
+            <version>1.3.176</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.jsoup</groupId>