diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9f1f4b9..2a48177 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>8.0.15</version>
+            <version>8.0.16</version>
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>