diff --git a/shephard-core/pom.xml b/shephard-core/pom.xml
index 4365a7c..8576773 100644
--- a/shephard-core/pom.xml
+++ b/shephard-core/pom.xml
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>8.0.11</version>
+            <version>8.0.28</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>