diff --git a/ci/requirements_dev.txt b/ci/requirements_dev.txt
index a27fef6..1248f1f 100644
--- a/ci/requirements_dev.txt
+++ b/ci/requirements_dev.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ xlrd>=1.0.0
 netcdf4==1.6.4
 cftime==1.6.3
 erddapy==2.2.0
-mysql-connector-python==8.1.0
+mysql-connector-python==8.2.0
 ctd==1.4.3 #python-ctd
 seawater==3.3.4
 #geomag cmweis github version... part of package