diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 74f954751..6016e4f63 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-orcaVersion=8.52.0
+orcaVersion=8.53.0
 org.gradle.parallel=true
 spinnakerGradleVersion=8.32.1
 targetJava11=true
diff --git a/kayenta-sql/kayenta-sql.gradle b/kayenta-sql/kayenta-sql.gradle
index bdc479b2b..397fc5c57 100644
--- a/kayenta-sql/kayenta-sql.gradle
+++ b/kayenta-sql/kayenta-sql.gradle
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ dependencies {
     implementation project(":kayenta-core")
     implementation "org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-data-jpa"
     implementation "org.liquibase:liquibase-core"
-    runtimeOnly "mysql:mysql-connector-java"
+    runtimeOnly "com.mysql:mysql-connector-j"
     runtimeOnly "org.postgresql:postgresql"
 }