diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 23d82fb6c..15478ec0c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>mysql</groupId>
         <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-        <version>8.0.24</version>
+        <version>8.0.28</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>${morf.groupid}</groupId>