diff --git a/archive/contracts/pom.xml b/archive/contracts/pom.xml
index 76692f1..17f8d16 100644
--- a/archive/contracts/pom.xml
+++ b/archive/contracts/pom.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>8.0.17</version>
+            <version>8.0.28</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>io.quarkus</groupId>