diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2d21133..55a7a13 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>mysql</groupId>
   		<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-  		<version>8.0.13</version>
+  		<version>8.0.16</version>
   	</dependency>
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>org.eclipse.persistence</groupId>