diff --git a/ebean-test/pom.xml b/ebean-test/pom.xml
index 750a4a2527..cb2c3d2d12 100644
--- a/ebean-test/pom.xml
+++ b/ebean-test/pom.xml
@@ -231,9 +231,9 @@
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>mysql</groupId>
-      <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-      <version>8.0.28</version>
+      <groupId>com.mysql</groupId>
+      <artifactId>mysql-connector-j</artifactId>
+      <version>9.7.0</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>