diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index 7a8d27d7..5a9e046d 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ val mssqlDriverVersion = "13.4.0.jre11"
 val munitVersion = "1.3.5"
 val munitCatsEffectVersion = "2.2.0"
 val munitScalaCheckVersion = "1.3.0"
-val mysqlDriverVersion = "9.7.0"
+val mysqlDriverVersion = "26.7.0"
 val oracleDriverVersion = "23.26.3.0.0"
 val postgresVersion = "42.7.13"
 val skunkVersion = "1.0.0"