diff --git a/connectionpetstore.properties.example b/connectionpetstore.properties.example
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+url=jdbc:mysql://127.0.0.1:3306/Petstoredb?useSSL=false&allowPublicKeyRetrieval=true&serverTimezone=UTC
+user=petapp
+password=petapppass
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