diff --git a/hcs-sxc-java-plugins/hcs-sxc-java-plugins-persistence-hibernate/pom.xml b/hcs-sxc-java-plugins/hcs-sxc-java-plugins-persistence-hibernate/pom.xml
index a10c3c20..f84ed5c5 100644
--- a/hcs-sxc-java-plugins/hcs-sxc-java-plugins-persistence-hibernate/pom.xml
+++ b/hcs-sxc-java-plugins/hcs-sxc-java-plugins-persistence-hibernate/pom.xml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
                 <dependency>
                     <groupId>mysql</groupId>
                     <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-                    <version>8.0.16</version>
+                    <version>8.0.28</version>
                 </dependency>
             </dependencies>
         </profile>
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
                 <dependency>
                     <groupId>mysql</groupId>
                     <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-                    <version>8.0.16</version>
+                    <version>8.0.28</version>
                 </dependency>
             </dependencies>
         </profile>