diff --git a/sparkjava-mysql/backend/pom.xml b/sparkjava-mysql/backend/pom.xml
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index af4c477..111080f
--- a/sparkjava-mysql/backend/pom.xml
+++ b/sparkjava-mysql/backend/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>8.0.11</version>
+            <version>8.0.16</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>