diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 126ff2819..9fb42b5e2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ limitations under the License.
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>mysql</groupId>
                 <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-                <version>8.0.16</version>
+                <version>8.0.28</version>
                 <scope>compile</scope>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>