diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 703b93a37c..0f65a8897d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1.39</version>
+            <version>5.1.40</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
         <!-- testing -->