diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 8bfd58d..8cf8029 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ dependencies {
     // https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.mariadb.jdbc/mariadb-java-client
     implementation group: 'org.mariadb.jdbc', name: 'mariadb-java-client', version: '3.3.0'
     // https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.mysql/mysql-connector-j
-    implementation group: 'com.mysql', name: 'mysql-connector-j', version: '8.2.0'
+    implementation group: 'com.mysql', name: 'mysql-connector-j', version: '9.4.0'
     // https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.zaxxer/HikariCP
     implementation group: 'com.zaxxer', name: 'HikariCP', version: '5.1.0'