diff --git a/ballerina/Ballerina.toml b/ballerina/Ballerina.toml
index 981147b..05286bb 100644
--- a/ballerina/Ballerina.toml
+++ b/ballerina/Ballerina.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 org = "ballerinax"
 name = "mysql.driver"
-version = "1.6.0"
+version = "1.6.1"
 authors = ["Ballerina"]
 keywords = ["Azure", "MySQL"]
 repository = "https://github.com/ballerina-platform/module-ballerinax-mysql.driver"
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ distribution = "2201.8.0"
 graalvmCompatible = true
 
 [[platform.java17.dependency]]
-path = "./lib/mysql-connector-j-8.0.31.jar"
+path = "./lib/mysql-connector-j-8.2.0.jar"
 
 [[platform.java17.dependency]]
 groupId = "io.ballerina.stdlib"
 artifactId = "mysql.driver-native"
-version = "1.6.0"
-path = "../native/build/libs/mysql.driver-native-1.6.0.jar"
+version = "1.6.1"
+path = "../native/build/libs/mysql.driver-native-1.6.1-SNAPSHOT.jar"
diff --git a/ballerina/Dependencies.toml b/ballerina/Dependencies.toml
index 5874f32..5f5609b 100644
--- a/ballerina/Dependencies.toml
+++ b/ballerina/Dependencies.toml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ distribution-version = "2201.8.0"
 [[package]]
 org = "ballerinax"
 name = "mysql.driver"
-version = "1.6.0"
+version = "1.6.1"
 modules = [
 	{org = "ballerinax", packageName = "mysql.driver", moduleName = "mysql.driver"}
 ]