diff --git a/knowageutils/pom.xml b/knowageutils/pom.xml
index 0063984f0e6..823820ffec2 100644
--- a/knowageutils/pom.xml
+++ b/knowageutils/pom.xml
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>mysql</groupId>
 			<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-			<version>5.1.47</version>
+			<version>8.0.28</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>