diff --git a/examples/getstarted/package.json b/examples/getstarted/package.json
index 12875406f89..0b78d4b5c56 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": "3.9.4",
+    "mysql2": "3.9.8",
     "passport-google-oauth2": "0.2.0",
     "pg": "8.11.1",
     "react": "18.3.1",
diff --git a/examples/kitchensink/package.json b/examples/kitchensink/package.json
index 3fc47725e8e..fdc36be697c 100644
--- a/examples/kitchensink/package.json
+++ b/examples/kitchensink/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "@strapi/strapi": "workspace:*",
     "better-sqlite3": "11.3.0",
     "lodash": "4.17.21",
-    "mysql2": "3.9.4",
+    "mysql2": "3.9.8",
     "passport-google-oauth2": "0.2.0",
     "pg": "8.11.1",
     "react": "18.3.1",
diff --git a/packages/cli/create-strapi-app/src/utils/database.ts b/packages/cli/create-strapi-app/src/utils/database.ts
index a6e1ab8b8d7..98ff5a31735 100644
--- a/packages/cli/create-strapi-app/src/utils/database.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/create-strapi-app/src/utils/database.ts
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ export async function getDatabaseInfos(options: Options): Promise<DBConfig> {
 }
 
 const sqlClientModule = {
-  mysql: { mysql2: '3.9.4' },
+  mysql: { mysql2: '3.9.8' },
   postgres: { pg: '8.8.0' },
   sqlite: { 'better-sqlite3': '11.3.0' },
 };
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index fe0e254c78e..6a971265ad3 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -17437,7 +17437,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@strapi/strapi": "workspace:*"
     better-sqlite3: "npm:11.3.0"
     lodash: "npm:4.17.21"
-    mysql2: "npm:3.9.4"
+    mysql2: "npm:3.9.8"
     passport-google-oauth2: "npm:0.2.0"
     pg: "npm:8.11.1"
     react: "npm:18.3.1"
@@ -20815,7 +20815,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@strapi/strapi": "workspace:*"
     better-sqlite3: "npm:11.3.0"
     lodash: "npm:4.17.21"
-    mysql2: "npm:3.9.4"
+    mysql2: "npm:3.9.8"
     passport-google-oauth2: "npm:0.2.0"
     pg: "npm:8.11.1"
     react: "npm:18.3.1"
@@ -22685,9 +22685,9 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"mysql2@npm:3.9.4":
-  version: 3.9.4
-  resolution: "mysql2@npm:3.9.4"
+"mysql2@npm:3.9.8":
+  version: 3.9.8
+  resolution: "mysql2@npm:3.9.8"
   dependencies:
     denque: "npm:^2.1.0"
     generate-function: "npm:^2.3.1"
@@ -22697,7 +22697,7 @@ __metadata:
     named-placeholders: "npm:^1.1.3"
     seq-queue: "npm:^0.0.5"
     sqlstring: "npm:^2.3.2"
-  checksum: 10c0/bdb3c3da705b7e7a20fbdfe982a38acff133dda571d05b35bcc8a2b39e0535f91e448d6afd4cda24aa87fda2dbe5ff1b6165186c4b6c2f1037b73ca1b0af09fb
+  checksum: 10c0/c97043a122ce34a0a73ac7f6ce4c44312e4dd51fd347a763e3a28aab51a45dad151404a1c5f97bf0fa40e4437915e8c5b20cbf602cd99931ac1b4ef9b4ffb0b8
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard