diff --git a/mysqlstore/go.mod b/mysqlstore/go.mod
index 530fb17..6ecd352 100644
--- a/mysqlstore/go.mod
+++ b/mysqlstore/go.mod
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ module github.com/alexedwards/scs/mysqlstore
 
 go 1.12
 
-require github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.5.0
+require github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.6.0
diff --git a/mysqlstore/go.sum b/mysqlstore/go.sum
index d314899..26344d7 100644
--- a/mysqlstore/go.sum
+++ b/mysqlstore/go.sum
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.5.0 h1:ozyZYNQW3x3HtqT1jira07DN2PArx2v7/mN66gGcHOs=
 github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.5.0/go.mod h1:DCzpHaOWr8IXmIStZouvnhqoel9Qv2LBy8hT2VhHyBg=
+github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.6.0 h1:BCTh4TKNUYmOmMUcQ3IipzF5prigylS7XXjEkfCHuOE=
+github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.6.0/go.mod h1:DCzpHaOWr8IXmIStZouvnhqoel9Qv2LBy8hT2VhHyBg=