diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c5d5dfb..f772df3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 	    <groupId>mysql</groupId>
 	    <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
 	    <scope>runtime</scope>
-	    <version>8.0.13</version>
+	    <version>8.0.28</version>
 	</dependency>
     <!-- Jackson API for JSON -->
 	<dependency>