diff --git a/build/ci/updater/pom.xml b/build/ci/updater/pom.xml
index 0f6af74276..be673f2668 100644
--- a/build/ci/updater/pom.xml
+++ b/build/ci/updater/pom.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.mysql</groupId>
       <artifactId>mysql-connector-j</artifactId>
-      <version>8.4.0</version>
+      <version>9.7.0</version>
       <exclusions>
         <exclusion>
           <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
diff --git a/xmppserver/pom.xml b/xmppserver/pom.xml
index 0ab4e4f40b..d8a0ab0ae4 100644
--- a/xmppserver/pom.xml
+++ b/xmppserver/pom.xml
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-j</artifactId>
-            <version>8.4.0</version>
+            <version>9.7.0</version>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>
                     <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>