diff --git a/check_buildtools/pom.xml b/check_buildtools/pom.xml
index 35af7e2ec..3e173d94f 100644
--- a/check_buildtools/pom.xml
+++ b/check_buildtools/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>8.0.21</version>
+            <version>8.0.28</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.postgresql/postgresql -->
         <dependency>