diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bebbc78f..f8d5c48e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
     <!-- other deps -->
     <bouncycastle.version>1.78.1</bouncycastle.version>
     <junit.version>4.13.2</junit.version>
-    <mysql.version>8.4.0</mysql.version>
+    <mysql.version>9.1.0</mysql.version>
     <postgresql.version>42.7.4</postgresql.version>
     <socket-factory.version>1.18.0</socket-factory.version>
   </properties>