diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 86884ada5..297f3f3f2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ under the License.
         <jacoco.branchRatio>1.00</jacoco.branchRatio>
         <jacoco.lineRatio>1.00</jacoco.lineRatio>
         <jacoco.complexityRatio>1.00</jacoco.complexityRatio>
-        <mysql-connector-j>9.7.0</mysql-connector-j>
+        <mysql-connector-j>26.7.0</mysql-connector-j>
 
         <skip.format.code>true</skip.format.code>