diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a85c5e79..1dae696a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ CSV files of various types.
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
       <artifactId>h2</artifactId>
-      <!-- 1.3.172 requires Java 1.6 -->
-      <version>1.3.168</version>
+      <version>1.4.181</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>