diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9df23cafe..2d214dac9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>mysql</groupId>
         <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-        <version>8.0.18</version>
+        <version>8.0.28</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.madgag.spongycastle</groupId>