diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 706280cf9..180fb801a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
     "ky": "1.11.0",
     "linkify-html": "4.3.2",
     "linkifyjs": "4.3.2",
-    "mysql2": "3.15.1",
+    "mysql2": "3.16.0",
     "node-html-parser": "7.0.1",
     "node-jose": "2.2.0",
     "reflect-metadata": "0.2.2",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index dfec3225e..437442e45 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3677,10 +3677,10 @@ multiformats@^9.4.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/multiformats/-/multiformats-9.9.0.tgz#c68354e7d21037a8f1f8833c8ccd68618e8f1d37"
   integrity sha512-HoMUjhH9T8DDBNT+6xzkrd9ga/XiBI4xLr58LJACwK6G3HTOPeMz4nB4KJs33L2BelrIJa7P0VuNaVF3hMYfjg==
 
-mysql2@3.15.1:
-  version "3.15.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mysql2/-/mysql2-3.15.1.tgz#c04e3b944768132618bded85b7cf2fa8397033e0"
-  integrity sha512-WZMIRZstT2MFfouEaDz/AGFnGi1A2GwaDe7XvKTdRJEYiAHbOrh4S3d8KFmQeh11U85G+BFjIvS1Di5alusZsw==
+mysql2@3.16.0:
+  version "3.16.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/mysql2/-/mysql2-3.16.0.tgz#f296336b3ddba00fe061c7ca7ada2ddf8689c17e"
+  integrity sha512-AEGW7QLLSuSnjCS4pk3EIqOmogegmze9h8EyrndavUQnIUcfkVal/sK7QznE+a3bc6rzPbAiui9Jcb+96tPwYA==
   dependencies:
     aws-ssl-profiles "^1.1.1"
     denque "^2.1.0"