diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bd62597..d3e1e1d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 	<dependency>
 		<groupId>mysql</groupId>
 		<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-		<version>8.0.23</version>       
+		<version>8.0.28</version>       
 	</dependency>
    <dependency>
      <groupId>org.wso2.carbon</groupId>