diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7e53c55..c03f068 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ For small files, this code wouldn't be a problem. Now let's assume that `file.tx
 
 ## `Future` to the rescue
 
-`Future` is an abstraction to deal with asynchronicity without blocking threads. The primary usage for `Future`s on the JVM is to perform IO operations. Bringing this idea to the previous example, the code would be something like:
+A `Future` is an abstraction to deal with asynchronicity without blocking threads. The primary usage for `Future`s on the JVM is to perform IO operations. Bringing this idea to the previous example, the code would be something like:
 
 ```
 Future<List<String>> lines = Files.readAllLines(Paths.get(file.toURI()));
diff --git a/ndbc-mysql-embedded/pom.xml b/ndbc-mysql-embedded/pom.xml
index 68e2ba1..8cd22bd 100644
--- a/ndbc-mysql-embedded/pom.xml
+++ b/ndbc-mysql-embedded/pom.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.wix</groupId>
 			<artifactId>wix-embedded-mysql</artifactId>
-			<version>4.4.0</version>
+			<version>4.6.1</version>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 
@@ -54,4 +54,4 @@
 			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>