diff --git a/event-sourcing/lean-and-mean/pom.xml b/event-sourcing/lean-and-mean/pom.xml
index 8be74db..dcd237b 100644
--- a/event-sourcing/lean-and-mean/pom.xml
+++ b/event-sourcing/lean-and-mean/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>8.0.18</version>
+            <version>8.0.28</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Test dependencies -->