diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 038b947..39579b1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>8.0.18</version>
+            <version>8.0.28</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>nz.ac.waikato.cms.weka</groupId>