diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1ad22e5..3762894 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>8.0.23</version>
+            <version>8.0.28</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Protein Function Analysis -->
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
                 <dependency>
                     <groupId>mysql</groupId>
                     <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-                    <version>8.0.21</version>
+                    <version>8.0.28</version>
                 </dependency>
             </dependencies>
         </profile>