diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 05dbbc9..1b72eb3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -88,15 +88,9 @@
             <version>5.8.19</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>mysql</groupId>
-            <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>8.0.30</version>
-            <exclusions>
-                <exclusion>
-                    <artifactId>protobuf-java</artifactId>
-                    <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
-                </exclusion>
-            </exclusions>
+            <groupId>com.mysql</groupId>
+            <artifactId>mysql-connector-j</artifactId>
+            <version>8.4.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springdoc</groupId>