diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2bf5404..af9afb8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-j</artifactId>
-            <version>9.6.0</version>
+            <version>9.7.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>