diff --git a/shared-jar/build.gradle.kts b/shared-jar/build.gradle.kts
index 395d5c92..ec0f1777 100644
--- a/shared-jar/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/shared-jar/build.gradle.kts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     // MySQL via HikariCP (2,725 KB)
     api("com.zaxxer:HikariCP:6.0.0")
-    api("com.mysql:mysql-connector-j:9.0.0") { exclude("com.google.protobuf", "protobuf-java") }
+    api("com.mysql:mysql-connector-j:9.1.0") { exclude("com.google.protobuf", "protobuf-java") }
 
     // RabbitMQ amqp-client (732 KB)
     api("com.rabbitmq:amqp-client:5.22.0")