diff --git a/ratings/pom.xml b/ratings/pom.xml
index 4d6903ab..c7209adf 100644
--- a/ratings/pom.xml
+++ b/ratings/pom.xml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>8.0.12</version>
+            <version>8.0.16</version>
         </dependency>
 
     </dependencies>