diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 31d5c2130..1bb4bcbb2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
       <artifactId>h2</artifactId>
-      <version>1.4.193</version>
+      <version>1.4.196</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>