diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b490b87..492f28b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>8.0.11</version>
+            <version>8.0.16</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/javax.persistence/javax.persistence-api -->