diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b3cdf4c..b552a14 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>mysql</groupId>
   		<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-  		<version>8.0.13</version>
+  		<version>8.0.16</version>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.eclipse.persistence</groupId>