diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 707281ac..1f616639 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
         <jmh.version>1.37</jmh.version>
         <!-- testing -->
         <zstd-jni.version>1.5.7-16</zstd-jni.version>
-        <h2.version>2.4.240</h2.version>
+        <h2.version>2.5.250</h2.version>
         <junit.version>6.1.3</junit.version>
         <jazzer.version>0.30.0</jazzer.version>
         <assertj.version>3.27.7</assertj.version>