diff --git a/codeChallengeLib/pom.xml b/codeChallengeLib/pom.xml
index d042ff79..349aa34b 100644
--- a/codeChallengeLib/pom.xml
+++ b/codeChallengeLib/pom.xml
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.mariadb.jdbc</groupId>
             <artifactId>mariadb-java-client</artifactId>
-            <version>3.5.6</version>
+            <version>3.5.9</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 </project>