diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e22c8824e..d20120084 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>mysql</groupId>
         <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-        <version>5.1.18</version>
+        <version>5.1.47</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.j2objc</groupId>