diff --git a/spot-core/pom.xml b/spot-core/pom.xml
index b6506cc5..7442bb6b 100644
--- a/spot-core/pom.xml
+++ b/spot-core/pom.xml
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>mysql</groupId>
 			<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-			<version>8.0.16</version>
+			<version>8.0.28</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>