diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index b719b3f..fc291e4 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ val shadowDependencies = listOf(
     "org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-dao:$exposedVersion",
     "org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-jdbc:$exposedVersion",
     "org.jetbrains.exposed:exposed-java-time:$exposedVersion",
-    "com.mysql:mysql-connector-j:8.3.0",
+    "com.mysql:mysql-connector-j:9.0.0",
     "com.zaxxer:HikariCP:5.1.0",
 )