diff --git a/modules/jdbc-test/build.gradle b/modules/jdbc-test/build.gradle
index cbf94737eed..9486f2a60dd 100644
--- a/modules/jdbc-test/build.gradle
+++ b/modules/jdbc-test/build.gradle
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ dependencies {
 
     api 'org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-jdbc:11.0.21'
     api 'org.vibur:vibur-dbcp:26.0'
-    api 'com.mysql:mysql-connector-j:9.6.0'
+    api 'com.mysql:mysql-connector-j:9.7.0'
     api 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.14.3'
 }