diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e5d6a3259..e78ccca02 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     <!-- We support (and test against) Guava versions between
          19.0 and 27.1. Default is 19.0 due to Cassandra adapter. -->
     <guava.version>19.0</guava.version>
-    <h2.version>1.4.197</h2.version>
+    <h2.version>2.1.210</h2.version>
     <!-- Require Hadoop 2.7.4+ due to HADOOP-14586 -->
     <hadoop.version>2.7.5</hadoop.version>
     <hamcrest.version>1.3</hamcrest.version>