diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 76d476f..b499b01 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>8.0.11</version>
+            <version>8.0.16</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>