diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 83ae73325..a6c725f92 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.mysql</groupId>
       <artifactId>mysql-connector-j</artifactId>
-      <version>9.6.0</version>
+      <version>9.7.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>