diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 40f5b619..27fac5e6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "mysql": "^2.17.1",
-    "mysql2": "^2.3.0",
+    "mysql2": "^2.3.0 || ^3.9.4",
     "pg": "^8.5.1",
     "sql.js": "^1.8.0",
     "sqlite3": "^5.0.2"
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
     "lint-staged": "^13.2.2",
     "mocha": "^10.2.0",
     "mysql": "^2.17.1",
-    "mysql2": "^3.9.4",
+    "mysql2": "^^3.9.4",
     "nyc": "^15.1.0",
     "pg": "^8.5.1",
     "sinon": "^10.0.0",