diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c1043901a9..4a5f84d59e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>mysql</groupId>
 			<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-			<version>5.1.16</version>
+			<version>5.1.12</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>