diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fde83dd..58de45e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ Find changes for the upcoming release in the project's [changelog.d](https://git
 
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+# 2024-06-18
+
+## Other Changes
+
+- Upgrade mysql-connector to 8.4.0
+
 # 2024-06-11
 
 ## New features
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index a791b62..6933941 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ dependencies {
 
     // Switch out this to use any supported database instead of PostgreSQL.
     // ## START CUSTOM DATABASE ##
-    implementation group: 'mysql', name: 'mysql-connector-java', version: '8.0.13'
+
+    implementation group: 'com.mysql', name: 'mysql-connector-j', version: '8.4.0'
     implementation group: 'org.postgresql', name: 'postgresql', version: '42.2.5'
     // ## END CUSTOM DATABASE ##