diff --git a/storage/mysql/package.json b/storage/mysql/package.json
index 8de0fc77..285b5ada 100644
--- a/storage/mysql/package.json
+++ b/storage/mysql/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     "version"       : "0.0.16",
     "description"   : "A Node-RED node to read and write to a MySQL database",
     "dependencies"  : {
-        "mysql"   : "^2.13.0"
+        "mysql"   : "^2.16.0"
     },
     "repository" : {
         "type":"git",