diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 694cef8..0654868 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1.44</version>
+            <version>8.0.16</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- PostgreSQL JDBC Driver -->