diff --git a/oak-parent/pom.xml b/oak-parent/pom.xml
index 6e178bff844..07dc2e3244e 100644
--- a/oak-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/oak-parent/pom.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     <slf4j.api.version>1.7.36</slf4j.api.version>
     <slf4j.version>1.7.36</slf4j.version> <!-- sync with logback version -->
     <logback.version>1.2.13</logback.version>
-    <h2.version>2.1.214</h2.version>
+    <h2.version>2.2.220</h2.version>
     <tika.version>1.28.5</tika.version>
     <derby.version>10.15.2.0</derby.version>
     <jackson.version>2.17.3</jackson.version>