diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8720b308..2eef08f5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@
         <slf4j.version>1.7.36</slf4j.version>
         <h2.version>2.2.224</h2.version>
         <testcontainers.version>1.20.6</testcontainers.version>
-        <mysql.connector.version>8.3.0</mysql.connector.version>
+        <mysql.connector.version>26.7.0</mysql.connector.version>
         <postgresql.driver.version>42.7.3</postgresql.driver.version>
         <sqlite.jdbc.version>3.45.3.0</sqlite.jdbc.version>
         <jersey.version>2.39</jersey.version>