diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1a331f76d..c4c697ff9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
         <derby.version>10.14.2.0</derby.version>
         <commons-io.version>2.14.0</commons-io.version>
         <kafka.connect.maven.plugin.version>0.11.1</kafka.connect.maven.plugin.version>
+        <mysql-jdbc.version>8.3.0</mysql-jdbc.version>
         <sqlite-jdbc.version>3.41.2.2</sqlite-jdbc.version>
         <oracle.jdbc.driver.version>19.7.0.0</oracle.jdbc.driver.version>
         <mssqlserver.jdbc.driver.version>8.4.1.jre8</mssqlserver.jdbc.driver.version>
@@ -107,6 +108,12 @@
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
          <!-- JDBC drivers, only included in runtime so they get packaged -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.mysql</groupId>
+            <artifactId>mysql-connector-j</artifactId>
+            <version>${mysql-jdbc.version}</version>
+            <scope>runtime</scope>
+        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.xerial</groupId>
             <artifactId>sqlite-jdbc</artifactId>