diff --git a/amplisync-ws/pom.xml b/amplisync-ws/pom.xml
index e3fdc9b..b2c41cd 100644
--- a/amplisync-ws/pom.xml
+++ b/amplisync-ws/pom.xml
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>8.0.16</version>
+            <version>8.0.28</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-io</groupId>