diff --git a/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml b/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
index a12bc9a23e..020d59f3db 100644
--- a/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 		<mariadb.version>1.4.6</mariadb.version>
 		<mockito.version>1.10.19</mockito.version>
 		<mongodb.version>3.2.2</mongodb.version>
-		<mysql.version>5.1.39</mysql.version>
+		<mysql.version>5.1.40</mysql.version>
 		<narayana.version>5.3.4.Final</narayana.version>
 		<nekohtml.version>1.9.22</nekohtml.version>
 		<neo4j-ogm.version>2.0.5</neo4j-ogm.version>