diff --git a/sample-rest-openliberty/pom.xml b/sample-rest-openliberty/pom.xml
index aeed362..169542d 100644
--- a/sample-rest-openliberty/pom.xml
+++ b/sample-rest-openliberty/pom.xml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>8.0.19</version>
+            <version>8.0.28</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>