diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 98e18f5..e269570 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>8.0.15</version>
+            <version>8.0.16</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- adding new dependencies for test-->