diff --git a/starter-webapp/pom.xml b/starter-webapp/pom.xml
index ab5edec..3ee2b3b 100644
--- a/starter-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/starter-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>8.0.11</version>
+            <version>8.0.28</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     <build>