diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ce358b2..d0ab5fd 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": "3.22.4",
         "nodemailer": "^8.0.8",
         "pdf-parse": "1.1.1",
         "pg": "^8.20.0",
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@
         "supertest": "^7.2.2"
       },
       "optionalDependencies": {
-        "mysql2": "^3.22.3"
+        "mysql2": "^3.22.4"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@babel/code-frame": {
@@ -5297,9 +5298,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/mysql2": {
-      "version": "3.22.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mysql2/-/mysql2-3.22.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-uWWxvZSRvRhtBdh2CdcuK83YcOfPdmEeEYB069bAmPnV93QApDGVPuvCQOLjlh7tYHEWdgQPrn6kosDxHBVLkA==",
+      "version": "3.22.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mysql2/-/mysql2-3.22.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-CtXYlmL7ZamiYKbmqkamQHWJROUHSfm+f3kByzGfknw7kW51mcB2ouMUqYq1XfYxbXmnWo6RhPydx6OCqdgcmQ==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "optional": true,
       "dependencies": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a7edd65..24b6ec1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "xml2js": "^0.6.2"
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {
-    "mysql2": "^3.22.3"
+    "mysql2": "^3.22.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "jest": "^30.4.2",