diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dae7145..36a5db3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>8.0.15</version>
+            <version>8.0.16</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
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