diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e3fccb6..4b4df8e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-j</artifactId>
-            <version>9.2.0</version>
+            <version>9.7.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
 		<dependency>