diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ee2ad52dbf..7aea8f1ff0 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-openapi/swag v0.23.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-playground/locales v0.14.1 // indirect
 	github.com/go-playground/universal-translator v0.18.1 // indirect
-	github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.8.1 // indirect
+	github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.9.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-stack/stack v1.8.1 // indirect
 	github.com/go-test/deep v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/gobwas/glob v0.2.4-0.20181002190808-e7a84e9525fe
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index ee55c2c050..b71802c12f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -567,8 +567,8 @@ github.com/go-playground/universal-translator v0.18.1/go.mod h1:xekY+UJKNuX9WP91
 github.com/go-resty/resty/v2 v2.13.1 h1:x+LHXBI2nMB1vqndymf26quycC4aggYJ7DECYbiz03g=
 github.com/go-resty/resty/v2 v2.13.1/go.mod h1:GznXlLxkq6Nh4sU59rPmUw3VtgpO3aS96ORAI6Q7d+0=
 github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.5.0/go.mod h1:DCzpHaOWr8IXmIStZouvnhqoel9Qv2LBy8hT2VhHyBg=
-github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.8.1 h1:LedoTUt/eveggdHS9qUFC1EFSa8bU2+1pZjSRpvNJ1Y=
-github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.8.1/go.mod h1:wEBSXgmK//2ZFJyE+qWnIsVGmvmEKlqwuVSjsCm7DZg=
+github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.9.0 h1:Y0zIbQXhQKmQgTp44Y1dp3wTXcn804QoTptLZT1vtvo=
+github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.9.0/go.mod h1:pDetrLJeA3oMujJuvXc8RJoasr589B6A9fwzD3QMrqw=
 github.com/go-stack/stack v1.8.0/go.mod h1:v0f6uXyyMGvRgIKkXu+yp6POWl0qKG85gN/melR3HDY=
 github.com/go-stack/stack v1.8.1 h1:ntEHSVwIt7PNXNpgPmVfMrNhLtgjlmnZha2kOpuRiDw=
 github.com/go-stack/stack v1.8.1/go.mod h1:dcoOX6HbPZSZptuspn9bctJ+N/CnF5gGygcUP3XYfe4=
diff --git a/tests/go.mod b/tests/go.mod
index 985df41a80..dc21ff68ac 100644
--- a/tests/go.mod
+++ b/tests/go.mod
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ go 1.23.0
 require (
 	github.com/docker/docker v27.4.0+incompatible
 	github.com/docker/go-connections v0.5.0
-	github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.8.1
+	github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.9.0
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0
 	github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/pkg/golden v0.119.0
 	github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/pkg/pdatatest v0.119.0
diff --git a/tests/go.sum b/tests/go.sum
index 9936c1fc7c..20951a2b96 100644
--- a/tests/go.sum
+++ b/tests/go.sum
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ github.com/go-openapi/jsonreference v0.20.2/go.mod h1:Bl1zwGIM8/wsvqjsOQLJ/SH+En
 github.com/go-openapi/swag v0.22.3/go.mod h1:UzaqsxGiab7freDnrUUra0MwWfN/q7tE4j+VcZ0yl14=
 github.com/go-openapi/swag v0.22.4 h1:QLMzNJnMGPRNDCbySlcj1x01tzU8/9LTTL9hZZZogBU=
 github.com/go-openapi/swag v0.22.4/go.mod h1:UzaqsxGiab7freDnrUUra0MwWfN/q7tE4j+VcZ0yl14=
-github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.8.1 h1:LedoTUt/eveggdHS9qUFC1EFSa8bU2+1pZjSRpvNJ1Y=
-github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.8.1/go.mod h1:wEBSXgmK//2ZFJyE+qWnIsVGmvmEKlqwuVSjsCm7DZg=
+github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.9.0 h1:Y0zIbQXhQKmQgTp44Y1dp3wTXcn804QoTptLZT1vtvo=
+github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.9.0/go.mod h1:pDetrLJeA3oMujJuvXc8RJoasr589B6A9fwzD3QMrqw=
 github.com/go-stack/stack v1.8.0/go.mod h1:v0f6uXyyMGvRgIKkXu+yp6POWl0qKG85gN/melR3HDY=
 github.com/go-task/slim-sprig/v3 v3.0.0 h1:sUs3vkvUymDpBKi3qH1YSqBQk9+9D/8M2mN1vB6EwHI=
 github.com/go-task/slim-sprig/v3 v3.0.0/go.mod h1:W848ghGpv3Qj3dhTPRyJypKRiqCdHZiAzKg9hl15HA8=