diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 888db64..009d3ba 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>mysql</groupId>
                 <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-                <version>5.1.31</version>
+                <version>8.0.28</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.derby</groupId>