diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 750fe688..c0514206 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ python_ldap==3.4.0
 
 sqlparse
 
-mysql-connector-python==8.0.29
+mysql-connector-python==9.1.0
 
 fabio
 h5py
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index a34c00e2..4bddef83 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ install_requires =
     ; keycloak-client
     ; python_ldap == 3.4.0
     sqlparse
-    mysql-connector-python == 8.0.29
+    mysql-connector-python == 9.1.0
 
 [options.packages.find]
 exclude =