diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 216e075..fbd3b5c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     	<dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>8.0.12</version>
+            <version>8.0.16</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>