diff --git a/ebean-core/pom.xml b/ebean-core/pom.xml
index 9c2a36f8e..d77e38d62 100644
--- a/ebean-core/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-core/pom.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
       <artifactId>h2</artifactId>
-      <version>1.4.199</version>
+      <version>2.1.210</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>