diff --git a/packages/backend-test-utils/package.json b/packages/backend-test-utils/package.json
index 6600ba7d2a458..34e6fd807c91d 100644
--- a/packages/backend-test-utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend-test-utils/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "knex": "^2.0.0",
     "msw": "^1.0.0",
-    "mysql2": "^2.2.5",
+    "mysql2": "^3.9.8",
     "pg": "^8.3.0",
     "testcontainers": "^8.1.2",
     "uuid": "^8.0.0"