diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 657ad68..8a878cd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 		    <groupId>mysql</groupId>
 		    <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-		    <version>5.1.42</version>
+		    <version>8.0.28</version>
 		</dependency>
 		
 		<!-- MariaDB connector -->