diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cdd7781f6..19b24b6c9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ## Change log
 
-### 9.0.3 (12/12/2023 - )
+### 9.0.3 (12/12/2023 - 12/19/2023)
 
 * kafka: updated client to 3.6.1
 * db: tweaked all datetime related operations for virtual thread
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   > with Timestamp, in mysql console, it is easier to use "SET @@session.time_zone" to adjust datetime value displayed
 * mysql: updated mysql driver according to profiling result
   > use "core.framework.mysql:mysql-connector-j:8.2.0-r1"
+  > simplified and tuned used code path
 
 ### 9.0.2 (12/7/2023 - 12/12/2023)
 
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 8563922ff..16e167045 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ project("core-ng") {
         implementation("io.undertow:undertow-core:2.3.10.Final")
         implementation("org.apache.kafka:kafka-clients:${kafkaVersion}@jar")
         implementation("org.xerial.snappy:snappy-java:1.1.10.5")      // used by kafka message compression
-        compileOnly("core.framework.mysql:mysql-connector-j:8.2.0")
+        compileOnly("com.mysql:mysql-connector-j:8.2.0@jar")
         compileOnly("org.jboss.logging:jboss-logging-annotations:2.2.1.Final")
         compileOnly("com.github.spotbugs:spotbugs-annotations:4.8.0")
         testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:${junitVersion}")