diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 126c087ea6e..fbb0b284997 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.mysql</groupId>
       <artifactId>mysql-connector-j</artifactId>
-      <version>9.3.0</version>
+      <version>9.4.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>