diff --git a/backend/pom.xml b/backend/pom.xml
index 39fe7e47..4bbfb682 100644
--- a/backend/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/pom.xml
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>8.0.16</version>
+            <version>8.0.28</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>