diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 1ff2e2548..392c459b4 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     "dns-caching": "^0.2.9",
     "drizzle-orm": "^0.45.1",
     "ioredis": "5.9.3",
-    "mysql2": "3.17.5",
+    "mysql2": "3.18.0",
     "pg": "^8.18.0",
     "superjson": "2.2.6",
     "winston": "3.19.0",
diff --git a/packages/db/package.json b/packages/db/package.json
index 372fd2067..fa9c0ce86 100644
--- a/packages/db/package.json
+++ b/packages/db/package.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     "drizzle-kit": "^0.31.9",
     "drizzle-orm": "^0.45.1",
     "drizzle-zod": "^0.8.3",
-    "mysql2": "3.17.5",
+    "mysql2": "3.18.0",
     "pg": "^8.18.0",
     "superjson": "2.2.6"
   },
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index e77f1d458..b96ce9e8f 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -900,13 +900,13 @@ importers:
         version: 0.2.9
       drizzle-orm:
         specifier: ^0.45.1
-        version: 0.45.1(@libsql/client-wasm@0.14.0)(@types/better-sqlite3@7.6.13)(@types/pg@8.16.0)(better-sqlite3@12.6.2)(gel@2.0.0)(mysql2@3.17.5(@types/node@24.10.13))(pg@8.18.0)
+        version: 0.45.1(@libsql/client-wasm@0.14.0)(@types/better-sqlite3@7.6.13)(@types/pg@8.16.0)(better-sqlite3@12.6.2)(gel@2.0.0)(mysql2@3.18.0(@types/node@24.10.13))(pg@8.18.0)
       ioredis:
         specifier: 5.9.3
         version: 5.9.3
       mysql2:
-        specifier: 3.17.5
-        version: 3.17.5(@types/node@24.10.13)
+        specifier: 3.18.0
+        version: 3.18.0(@types/node@24.10.13)
       pg:
         specifier: ^8.18.0
         version: 8.18.0
@@ -1163,13 +1163,13 @@ importers:
         version: 0.31.9
       drizzle-orm:
         specifier: ^0.45.1
-        version: 0.45.1(@libsql/client-wasm@0.14.0)(@types/better-sqlite3@7.6.13)(@types/pg@8.16.0)(better-sqlite3@12.6.2)(gel@2.0.0)(mysql2@3.17.5(@types/node@24.10.13))(pg@8.18.0)
+        version: 0.45.1(@libsql/client-wasm@0.14.0)(@types/better-sqlite3@7.6.13)(@types/pg@8.16.0)(better-sqlite3@12.6.2)(gel@2.0.0)(mysql2@3.18.0(@types/node@24.10.13))(pg@8.18.0)
       drizzle-zod:
         specifier: ^0.8.3
-        version: 0.8.3(drizzle-orm@0.45.1(@libsql/client-wasm@0.14.0)(@types/better-sqlite3@7.6.13)(@types/pg@8.16.0)(better-sqlite3@12.6.2)(gel@2.0.0)(mysql2@3.17.5(@types/node@24.10.13))(pg@8.18.0))(zod@4.2.1)
+        version: 0.8.3(drizzle-orm@0.45.1(@libsql/client-wasm@0.14.0)(@types/better-sqlite3@7.6.13)(@types/pg@8.16.0)(better-sqlite3@12.6.2)(gel@2.0.0)(mysql2@3.18.0(@types/node@24.10.13))(pg@8.18.0))(zod@4.2.1)
       mysql2:
-        specifier: 3.17.5
-        version: 3.17.5(@types/node@24.10.13)
+        specifier: 3.18.0
+        version: 3.18.0(@types/node@24.10.13)
       pg:
         specifier: ^8.18.0
         version: 8.18.0
@@ -8239,8 +8239,8 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=8', npm: '>=5'}
     hasBin: true
 
-  mysql2@3.17.5:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-Qb5kOObI10PUTjMRrvJhegiu2i7EmbCm2F2tbYHp9gCfpbLWjk39+TeoA6ususBc8xZa3pmRI6z0kPQldpcA8A==}
+  mysql2@3.18.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-3rupyOFks7Vq0jcjBpmg1gtgfGuCcmgrRJPEfpGzzrB/ydutupbjKkoDJGsGkrJRU6j44o2tb0McduL03/v/dQ==}
     engines: {node: '>= 8.0'}
     peerDependencies:
       '@types/node': '>= 8'
@@ -15252,19 +15252,19 @@ snapshots:
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - supports-color
 
-  drizzle-orm@0.45.1(@libsql/client-wasm@0.14.0)(@types/better-sqlite3@7.6.13)(@types/pg@8.16.0)(better-sqlite3@12.6.2)(gel@2.0.0)(mysql2@3.17.5(@types/node@24.10.13))(pg@8.18.0):
+  drizzle-orm@0.45.1(@libsql/client-wasm@0.14.0)(@types/better-sqlite3@7.6.13)(@types/pg@8.16.0)(better-sqlite3@12.6.2)(gel@2.0.0)(mysql2@3.18.0(@types/node@24.10.13))(pg@8.18.0):
     optionalDependencies:
       '@libsql/client-wasm': 0.14.0
       '@types/better-sqlite3': 7.6.13
       '@types/pg': 8.16.0
       better-sqlite3: 12.6.2
       gel: 2.0.0
-      mysql2: 3.17.5(@types/node@24.10.13)
+      mysql2: 3.18.0(@types/node@24.10.13)
       pg: 8.18.0
 
-  drizzle-zod@0.8.3(drizzle-orm@0.45.1(@libsql/client-wasm@0.14.0)(@types/better-sqlite3@7.6.13)(@types/pg@8.16.0)(better-sqlite3@12.6.2)(gel@2.0.0)(mysql2@3.17.5(@types/node@24.10.13))(pg@8.18.0))(zod@4.2.1):
+  drizzle-zod@0.8.3(drizzle-orm@0.45.1(@libsql/client-wasm@0.14.0)(@types/better-sqlite3@7.6.13)(@types/pg@8.16.0)(better-sqlite3@12.6.2)(gel@2.0.0)(mysql2@3.18.0(@types/node@24.10.13))(pg@8.18.0))(zod@4.2.1):
     dependencies:
-      drizzle-orm: 0.45.1(@libsql/client-wasm@0.14.0)(@types/better-sqlite3@7.6.13)(@types/pg@8.16.0)(better-sqlite3@12.6.2)(gel@2.0.0)(mysql2@3.17.5(@types/node@24.10.13))(pg@8.18.0)
+      drizzle-orm: 0.45.1(@libsql/client-wasm@0.14.0)(@types/better-sqlite3@7.6.13)(@types/pg@8.16.0)(better-sqlite3@12.6.2)(gel@2.0.0)(mysql2@3.18.0(@types/node@24.10.13))(pg@8.18.0)
       zod: 4.2.1
 
   dunder-proto@1.0.1:
@@ -17478,7 +17478,7 @@ snapshots:
       '@babel/runtime': 7.28.6
       global: 4.4.0
 
-  mysql2@3.17.5(@types/node@24.10.13):
+  mysql2@3.18.0(@types/node@24.10.13):
     dependencies:
       '@types/node': 24.10.13
       aws-ssl-profiles: 1.1.2