diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d9bd175..5f8e883 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>8.0.23</version>
+            <version>8.0.26</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>