diff --git a/core/build.gradle.kts b/core/build.gradle.kts
index c9885ad7..cda2b32f 100644
--- a/core/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/core/build.gradle.kts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ dependencies {
     @Suppress("GradleDependency")
     compileOnly("io.papermc.paper:paper-api:1.21.11-R0.1-SNAPSHOT")
 
-    shade("com.zaxxer:HikariCP:5.1.0")
+    shade("com.zaxxer:HikariCP:7.0.2")
     shade("org.mariadb.jdbc:mariadb-java-client:3.3.2")
     shade("org.xerial:sqlite-jdbc:3.45.1.0")