diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org.apache.fineract.dependencies.gradle b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org.apache.fineract.dependencies.gradle
index d51d12ea313..784e67364f2 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org.apache.fineract.dependencies.gradle
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org.apache.fineract.dependencies.gradle
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ dependencyManagement {
         }
         dependency 'org.postgresql:postgresql:42.7.11'
 
-        dependency 'com.mysql:mysql-connector-j:9.7.0'
+        dependency 'com.mysql:mysql-connector-j:26.7.0'
 
         dependency 'org.assertj:assertj-core:3.27.7'