diff --git a/social/email/package.json b/social/email/package.json
index 1a478395..1c92f728 100644
--- a/social/email/package.json
+++ b/social/email/package.json
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
   "description": "Node-RED nodes to send and receive simple emails.",
   "dependencies": {
     "imap": "^0.8.19",
-    "poplib": "^0.1.7",
     "mailparser": "^3.4.0",
-    "nodemailer": "^6.7.0",
+    "nodemailer": "~6.7.1",
+    "poplib": "^0.1.7",
     "smtp-server": "^3.9.0"
   },
   "bundledDependencies": [
diff --git a/storage/mysql/68-mysql.js b/storage/mysql/68-mysql.js
index 8cac776b..984be193 100644
--- a/storage/mysql/68-mysql.js
+++ b/storage/mysql/68-mysql.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                     timezone : node.tz,
                     insecureAuth: true,
                     multipleStatements: true,
-                    connectionLimit: 50,
+                    connectionLimit: RED.settings.mysqlConnectionLimit || 50,
                     connectTimeout: 30000,
                     charset: node.charset,
                     decimalNumbers: true
diff --git a/storage/mysql/package.json b/storage/mysql/package.json
index fd90d498..55c2be51 100644
--- a/storage/mysql/package.json
+++ b/storage/mysql/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "node-red-node-mysql",
-    "version": "1.0.0-beta-3",
+    "version": "1.0.0-beta-5",
     "description": "A Node-RED node to read and write to a MySQL database",
     "dependencies": {
         "mysql2": "^2.3.3"