diff --git a/examples/getstarted/package.json b/examples/getstarted/package.json
index 4ef361477b40..c20ac771f55b 100644
--- a/examples/getstarted/package.json
+++ b/examples/getstarted/package.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     "@strapi/strapi": "workspace:*",
     "better-sqlite3": "11.3.0",
     "lodash": "4.17.21",
-    "mysql2": "3.9.8",
+    "mysql2": "3.22.0",
     "passport-google-oauth2": "0.2.0",
     "pg": "8.11.1",
     "react": "18.3.1",