diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bdea97f..895a572 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>8.0.13</version>
+            <version>8.0.16</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.openjfx</groupId>