diff --git a/reviews/pom.xml b/reviews/pom.xml
index d0f95e0e..242ba328 100644
--- a/reviews/pom.xml
+++ b/reviews/pom.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>8.0.12</version>
+            <version>8.0.28</version>
         </dependency>