diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 5f5c65a471..e6c9f47acb 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
         "localtunnel": "^2.0.0",
         "lodash.get": "^4.4.2",
         "mongodb": "^3.5.5",
-        "mysql2": "^2.0.1",
+        "mysql2": "~2.1.0",
         "n8n-core": "~0.45.0",
         "n8n-editor-ui": "~0.56.0",
         "n8n-nodes-base": "~0.77.0",
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/package.json b/packages/nodes-base/package.json
index 090087c580..f553fa3bce 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/package.json
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/package.json
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@
     "mongodb": "^3.5.5",
     "mqtt": "^4.2.0",
     "mssql": "^6.2.0",
-    "mysql2": "^2.0.1",
+    "mysql2": "~2.1.0",
     "n8n-core": "~0.45.0",
     "nodemailer": "^6.4.6",
     "pdf-parse": "^1.1.1",