diff --git a/ensembl-store/pom.xml b/ensembl-store/pom.xml
index daa767e..b54fe36 100644
--- a/ensembl-store/pom.xml
+++ b/ensembl-store/pom.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>8.0.18</version>
+            <version>8.0.31</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.sf.json-lib</groupId>