diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index abcbd9b..95aeeb7 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
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         "knex": "^3.2.9",
         "multer": "^2.1.1",
+        "mysql2": "3.22.3",
         "nodemailer": "^8.0.8",
         "pdf-parse": "1.1.1",
         "pg": "^8.20.0",
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@
         "supertest": "^7.2.2"
       },
       "optionalDependencies": {
-        "mysql2": "^3.11.0"
+        "mysql2": "^3.22.3"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@babel/code-frame": {
@@ -5245,9 +5246,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/mysql2": {
-      "version": "3.19.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mysql2/-/mysql2-3.19.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-yn4zh+Uxu5J3Zvi6Ao96lJ7BSBRkspHflWQAmOPND+htbpIKDQw99TTvPzgihKO/QyMickZopO4OsnixnpcUwA==",
+      "version": "3.22.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mysql2/-/mysql2-3.22.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-uWWxvZSRvRhtBdh2CdcuK83YcOfPdmEeEYB069bAmPnV93QApDGVPuvCQOLjlh7tYHEWdgQPrn6kosDxHBVLkA==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6e09886..6eacb9a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "xml2js": "^0.6.2"
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {
-    "mysql2": "^3.11.0"
+    "mysql2": "^3.22.3"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "jest": "^30.2.0",