diff --git a/ebean-datasource/pom.xml b/ebean-datasource/pom.xml
index a14f782..7eda5bc 100644
--- a/ebean-datasource/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-datasource/pom.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.mariadb.jdbc</groupId>
       <artifactId>mariadb-java-client</artifactId>
-      <version>3.5.3</version>
+      <version>3.5.9</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>