diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 40aa2e5..8c374c4 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ typing-extensions>=3.7.4.2
 urllib3>=1.25.10
 websockets>=8.1
 yarl>=1.5.1
-mysql-connector-python>=8.0.21
+mysql-connector-python>=8.4.0
 alt-profanity-check==1.1.3
 protobuf>=3.20.2 # not directly required, pinned by Snyk to avoid a vulnerability