diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2a92cf5..a94577d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>mysql</groupId>
       <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-      <version>8.0.16</version>
+      <version>8.0.28</version>
       <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>