diff --git a/extensions/database/pom.xml b/extensions/database/pom.xml
index 83a7f28f5..b723c532d 100644
--- a/extensions/database/pom.xml
+++ b/extensions/database/pom.xml
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>mysql</groupId>
       <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-      <version>8.0.20</version>
+      <version>8.0.21</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.jasypt</groupId>