diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 572578e..c9a7f08 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1.40</version>
+            <version>8.0.16</version>
             <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>