diff --git a/aws_lambda/getCurrentStudents/pom.xml b/aws_lambda/getCurrentStudents/pom.xml
index 76e82d6..e1e43a0 100644
--- a/aws_lambda/getCurrentStudents/pom.xml
+++ b/aws_lambda/getCurrentStudents/pom.xml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>mysql</groupId>
       <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-      <version>5.1.35</version>
+      <version>8.0.28</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>