diff --git a/07-hibernate-intro-lab/pom.xml b/07-hibernate-intro-lab/pom.xml
index be7166ef..66977d27 100644
--- a/07-hibernate-intro-lab/pom.xml
+++ b/07-hibernate-intro-lab/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>8.0.22</version>
+            <version>8.0.28</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>