diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f3ff696..ecc3132 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>8.0.8-dmr</version>
+            <version>8.0.16</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.sendgrid</groupId>