diff --git a/dependencies/pom.xml b/dependencies/pom.xml
index 8e1be27ad37..476c0491887 100644
--- a/dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
         <version.lib.mssql-jdbc>8.4.1.jre8</version.lib.mssql-jdbc>
         <version.lib.neo4j>4.4.11</version.lib.neo4j>
         <version.lib.hibernate-validator>6.2.5.Final</version.lib.hibernate-validator>
-        <version.lib.mysql-connector-java>8.0.28</version.lib.mysql-connector-java>
+        <version.lib.mysql-connector-j>8.2.0</version.lib.mysql-connector-j>
         <version.lib.narayana>5.12.0.Final</version.lib.narayana>
         <version.lib.netty>4.1.100.Final</version.lib.netty>
         <version.lib.netty-io_uring>0.0.19.Final</version.lib.netty-io_uring>
@@ -748,9 +748,9 @@
                 <version>${version.lib.h2}</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
-                <groupId>mysql</groupId>
-                <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-                <version>${version.lib.mysql-connector-java}</version>
+                <groupId>com.mysql</groupId>
+                <artifactId>mysql-connector-j</artifactId>
+                <version>${version.lib.mysql-connector-j}</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>
diff --git a/examples/dbclient/jdbc/pom.xml b/examples/dbclient/jdbc/pom.xml
index e92ab23a557..6a64b2759b0 100644
--- a/examples/dbclient/jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/dbclient/jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@
         </dependency>
 <!--
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>mysql</groupId>
-            <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
+            <groupId>com.mysql</groupId>
+            <artifactId>mysql-connector-j</artifactId>
         </dependency>
 -->
 <!--
diff --git a/examples/dbclient/pokemons/pom.xml b/examples/dbclient/pokemons/pom.xml
index 0be6ecd8cf4..980db497c87 100644
--- a/examples/dbclient/pokemons/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/dbclient/pokemons/pom.xml
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@
 -->
 <!--
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>mysql</groupId>
-            <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
+            <groupId>com.mysql</groupId>
+            <artifactId>mysql-connector-j</artifactId>
         </dependency>
 -->
         <dependency>
diff --git a/examples/integrations/cdi/datasource-hikaricp-mysql/pom.xml b/examples/integrations/cdi/datasource-hikaricp-mysql/pom.xml
index a44b69fb94a..f8a004c7ad8 100644
--- a/examples/integrations/cdi/datasource-hikaricp-mysql/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/integrations/cdi/datasource-hikaricp-mysql/pom.xml
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@
 
         <!-- Runtime-scoped dependencies. -->
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>mysql</groupId>
-            <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
+            <groupId>com.mysql</groupId>
+            <artifactId>mysql-connector-j</artifactId>
             <scope>runtime</scope>
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
diff --git a/examples/istio/helidon-jpa/pom.xml b/examples/istio/helidon-jpa/pom.xml
index 7abb625687b..b9dfe1d1d11 100644
--- a/examples/istio/helidon-jpa/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/istio/helidon-jpa/pom.xml
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@
             <version>${project.parent.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>mysql</groupId>
-            <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
+            <groupId>com.mysql</groupId>
+            <artifactId>mysql-connector-j</artifactId>
             <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/integrations/db/mysql/pom.xml b/integrations/db/mysql/pom.xml
index 11083d7c162..7c47c1851ec 100644
--- a/integrations/db/mysql/pom.xml
+++ b/integrations/db/mysql/pom.xml
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
 
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>mysql</groupId>
-            <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
+            <groupId>com.mysql</groupId>
+            <artifactId>mysql-connector-j</artifactId>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/tests/integration/dbclient/appl/pom.xml b/tests/integration/dbclient/appl/pom.xml
index cddc6847af7..ecc51388a65 100644
--- a/tests/integration/dbclient/appl/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/integration/dbclient/appl/pom.xml
@@ -250,8 +250,8 @@
                     <version>${project.version}</version>
                 </dependency>
                 <dependency>
-                    <groupId>mysql</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
+                    <groupId>com.mysql</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>mysql-connector-j</artifactId>
                     <scope>runtime</scope>
                 </dependency>
             </dependencies>
diff --git a/tests/integration/dbclient/jdbc/pom.xml b/tests/integration/dbclient/jdbc/pom.xml
index 73177e1f835..3df3cb02d41 100644
--- a/tests/integration/dbclient/jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/integration/dbclient/jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -199,8 +199,8 @@
             </properties>
             <dependencies>
                 <dependency>
-                    <groupId>mysql</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
+                    <groupId>com.mysql</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>mysql-connector-j</artifactId>
                     <scope>test</scope>
                 </dependency>
             </dependencies>
diff --git a/tests/integration/jpa/appl/pom.xml b/tests/integration/jpa/appl/pom.xml
index d72c0a37819..3d7cbd5c1b0 100644
--- a/tests/integration/jpa/appl/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/integration/jpa/appl/pom.xml
@@ -460,8 +460,8 @@
                     <version>${project.version}</version>
                 </dependency>
                 <dependency>
-                    <groupId>mysql</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
+                    <groupId>com.mysql</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>mysql-connector-j</artifactId>
                     <scope>runtime</scope>
                 </dependency>
             </dependencies>
diff --git a/tests/integration/tools/example/pom.xml b/tests/integration/tools/example/pom.xml
index 511be66b84c..aa8150c470e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/tools/example/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/integration/tools/example/pom.xml
@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@
                     <version>${project.version}</version>
                 </dependency>
                 <dependency>
-                    <groupId>mysql</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
+                    <groupId>com.mysql</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>mysql-connector-j</artifactId>
                     <scope>runtime</scope>
                 </dependency>
             </dependencies>
diff --git a/tests/integration/vault/mp/pom.xml b/tests/integration/vault/mp/pom.xml
index 3fb3ff07970..1aea2fc55ee 100644
--- a/tests/integration/vault/mp/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/integration/vault/mp/pom.xml
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@
             <artifactId>helidon-integrations-vault-sys</artifactId>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>mysql</groupId>
-            <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
+            <groupId>com.mysql</groupId>
+            <artifactId>mysql-connector-j</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>