diff --git a/fineract-provider/dependencies.gradle b/fineract-provider/dependencies.gradle
index 8151f018d9a..461be980c48 100644
--- a/fineract-provider/dependencies.gradle
+++ b/fineract-provider/dependencies.gradle
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ dependencies {
             'io.swagger.core.v3:swagger-annotations',
             'org.webjars:webjars-locator-core',
 
-            'com.google.cloud.sql:mysql-socket-factory-connector-j-8:1.4.0',
+            'com.google.cloud.sql:mysql-socket-factory-connector-j-8:1.4.4',
             'com.squareup.retrofit2:converter-gson',
             'org.apache.commons:commons-email'
             )