diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3e81bbf..4b62ed0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
        <dependency>
             <groupId>com.mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-j</artifactId>
-            <version>8.0.31</version>
+            <version>9.7.0</version>
         </dependency>