diff --git a/backend/pom.xml b/backend/pom.xml
index fb87fb6..436d22b 100644
--- a/backend/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/pom.xml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-j</artifactId>
+            <version>8.2.0</version>
             <scope>runtime</scope>
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>