diff --git a/microprofile/v2.2/kumuluzee/3.5/handlingms/pom.xml b/microprofile/v2.2/kumuluzee/3.5/handlingms/pom.xml
index 039df2f..651685a 100644
--- a/microprofile/v2.2/kumuluzee/3.5/handlingms/pom.xml
+++ b/microprofile/v2.2/kumuluzee/3.5/handlingms/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>8.0.16</version>
+            <version>8.0.28</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>