diff --git a/spring-boot-atomikos-jta/pom.xml b/spring-boot-atomikos-jta/pom.xml
index adb26af..5e851c2 100644
--- a/spring-boot-atomikos-jta/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-atomikos-jta/pom.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>8.0.16</version>
+            <version>8.0.28</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.projectlombok</groupId>