diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 637768079b..4240258fed 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ under the License.
     <docker.neo4j.version>5.26</docker.neo4j.version>
 
     <jdbc.postgresql.version>42.7.13</jdbc.postgresql.version>
-    <jdbc.mysql.version>9.7.0</jdbc.mysql.version>
+    <jdbc.mysql.version>26.7.0</jdbc.mysql.version>
     <jdbc.mariadb.version>3.5.9</jdbc.mariadb.version>
     <jdbc.oracle.version>23.26.2.0.0</jdbc.oracle.version>