diff --git a/examples/cloudrun/mysql/pom.xml b/examples/cloudrun/mysql/pom.xml
index 5443eba40..b6d85eaba 100644
--- a/examples/cloudrun/mysql/pom.xml
+++ b/examples/cloudrun/mysql/pom.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     <dependency>
         <groupId>com.mysql</groupId>
         <artifactId>mysql-connector-j</artifactId>
-        <version>8.3.0</version>
+        <version>9.7.0</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
         <groupId>com.zaxxer</groupId>