diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 95294994..5a0ce62b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>8.0.13</version>
+            <version>8.0.16</version>
         </dependency>
 
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