diff --git a/backend/pom.xml b/backend/pom.xml
index 73e6c00cb8..b40ad1c7a6 100644
--- a/backend/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/pom.xml
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
+            <version>8.0.28</version>
             <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>