diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8cafbf8..7698b7c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>mysql</groupId>
 			<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-			<version>8.0.18</version>
+			<version>8.0.28</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<!-- h2 allows us to create tables from CSV files in an easy way -->
 		<dependency>