diff --git a/modules/jooby-bom/pom.xml b/modules/jooby-bom/pom.xml
index 90d84c7815..46fbc15736 100644
--- a/modules/jooby-bom/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/jooby-bom/pom.xml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
   <metrics.version>4.2.8</metrics.version>
   <mockito.version>4.4.0</mockito.version>
   <mojo-executor.version>2.3.1</mojo-executor.version>
-  <mysql-connector-java.version>8.0.27</mysql-connector-java.version>
+  <mysql-connector-java.version>8.0.28</mysql-connector-java.version>
   <netty.version>4.1.76.Final</netty.version>
   <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.6.8</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
   <node.version>v12.19.0</node.version>