diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 57c6f93..e63d3d1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-j</artifactId>
-            <version>9.7.0</version>
+            <version>26.7.0</version>
             <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>