diff --git a/helpmehelpapplication/pom.xml b/helpmehelpapplication/pom.xml
index 863b97a..e921a97 100644
--- a/helpmehelpapplication/pom.xml
+++ b/helpmehelpapplication/pom.xml
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@
             <version>5.21.0</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.mysql</groupId>
+            <artifactId>mysql-connector-j</artifactId>
+            <version>9.6.0</version>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>