diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b98db7f..75b1f02 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>8.0.28</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- adding new dependencies for test-->