diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 44bdd9e..495d89b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
          <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>8.0.17</version>
+            <version>8.0.28</version>
              <exclusions>
                  <exclusion>
                      <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>