diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4b5015c..faf30ab 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.mysql</groupId>
                 <artifactId>mysql-connector-j</artifactId>
-                <version>26.7.0</version>
+                <version>26.10.0</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>io.rest-assured</groupId>