diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6ffe61f08..f97a4f7d2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>mysql</groupId>
         <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-        <version>8.0.17</version>
+        <version>8.0.18</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
         <groupId>com.google.j2objc</groupId>