diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 6be5b15e..405d9cae 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 				<dependency>
 					<groupId>mysql</groupId>
 					<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-					<version>5.1.8</version>
+					<version>8.0.16</version>
 					<scope>compile</scope>
 				</dependency>
 			</dependencies>