diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 3b0775a2..240dd9bb 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -9,5 +9,4 @@ updates:
   - dependency-name: com.google.code.gson:gson
   - dependency-name: com.google.guava:guava
   - dependency-name: org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core
-  - dependency-name: mysql:mysql-connector-java
   - dependency-name: com.zaxxer:HikariCP
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3c373938..94e4fde7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -293,7 +293,13 @@
                         <configuration>
                             <artifactSet>
                                 <excludes>
+                                    <!-- Guava -->
                                     <exclude>com.google.guava:guava</exclude>
+                                    <exclude>com.google.guava:failureaccess</exclude>
+                                    <exclude>com.google.guava:listenablefuture</exclude>
+                                    <exclude>com.google.errorprone:error_prone_annotations</exclude>
+                                    <exclude>com.google.j2objc:j2objc-annotations</exclude>
+                                    <!-- Gson -->
                                     <exclude>com.google.code.gson:gson</exclude>
                                 </excludes>
                             </artifactSet>
@@ -316,6 +322,14 @@
                                     <pattern>com.google.thirdparty</pattern>
                                     <shadedPattern>fr.xephi.authme.libs.com.google.thirdparty</shadedPattern>
                                 </relocation>
+                                <relocation>
+                                    <pattern>com.google.j2objc</pattern>
+                                    <shadedPattern>fr.xephi.authme.libs.com.google.j2objc</shadedPattern>
+                                </relocation>
+                                <relocation>
+                                    <pattern>com.google.errorprone</pattern>
+                                    <shadedPattern>fr.xephi.authme.libs.com.google.errorprone</shadedPattern>
+                                </relocation>
                                 <relocation>
                                     <pattern>com.google.gson</pattern>
                                     <shadedPattern>fr.xephi.authme.libs.com.google.gson</shadedPattern>
@@ -365,6 +379,18 @@
                             <pattern>de.rtner</pattern>
                             <shadedPattern>fr.xephi.authme.libs.de.rtner</shadedPattern>
                         </relocation>
+                        <relocation>
+                            <pattern>org.picketbox</pattern>
+                            <shadedPattern>fr.xephi.authme.libs.org.picketbox</shadedPattern>
+                        </relocation>
+                        <relocation>
+                            <pattern>org.jboss.crypto</pattern>
+                            <shadedPattern>fr.xephi.authme.libs.org.jboss.crypto</shadedPattern>
+                        </relocation>
+                        <relocation>
+                            <pattern>org.jboss.security</pattern>
+                            <shadedPattern>fr.xephi.authme.libs.org.jboss.security</shadedPattern>
+                        </relocation>
                         <relocation>
                             <pattern>de.mkammerer</pattern>
                             <shadedPattern>fr.xephi.authme.libs.de.mkammerer</shadedPattern>
@@ -398,6 +424,10 @@
                             <pattern>com.mysql</pattern>
                             <shadedPattern>fr.xephi.authme.libs.com.mysql</shadedPattern>
                         </relocation>
+                        <relocation>
+                            <pattern>com.google.protobuf</pattern>
+                            <shadedPattern>fr.xephi.authme.libs.com.google.protobuf</shadedPattern>
+                        </relocation>
                     </relocations>
 
                     <filters>
@@ -660,7 +690,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>8.0.26</version>
+            <version>8.0.28</version>
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
@@ -713,6 +743,12 @@
             <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
             <version>31.0.1-jre</version>
             <optional>true</optional>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.checkerframework</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>checker-qual</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
         <!--  Keep in sync with spigot 1.19  -->
         <dependency>
@@ -761,6 +797,10 @@
                     <artifactId>BukkitExecutors</artifactId>
                     <groupId>com.comphenix.executors</groupId>
                 </exclusion>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <artifactId>byte-buddy</artifactId>
+                    <groupId>net.bytebuddy</groupId>
+                </exclusion>
             </exclusions>
         </dependency>
 
@@ -963,6 +1003,12 @@
             <artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
             <version>42.4.0</version>
             <optional>true</optional>
+            <exclusions>
+                <exclusion>
+                    <groupId>org.checkerframework</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>checker-qual</artifactId>
+                </exclusion>
+            </exclusions>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- Unit Testing Libraries -->