diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 5d1b3a67..d55c3f5e 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -15,3 +15,6 @@ updates:
   - dependency-name: org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core
     versions:
     - "> 2.5, < 3"
+  - dependency-name: mysql:mysql-connector-java
+    versions:
+    - "> 5, < 6"