diff --git a/plugins/org.csstudio.platform.libs.hibernate/project/parent/pom.xml b/plugins/org.csstudio.platform.libs.hibernate/project/parent/pom.xml
index 89df2e8909..b1cef3b94d 100644
--- a/plugins/org.csstudio.platform.libs.hibernate/project/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/plugins/org.csstudio.platform.libs.hibernate/project/parent/pom.xml
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@
                 <dependency>
                     <groupId>mysql</groupId>
                     <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-                    <version>5.0.8</version>
+                    <version>8.0.28</version>
                     <scope>test</scope>
                 </dependency>
             </dependencies>
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@
                 <dependency>
                     <groupId>mysql</groupId>
                     <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-                    <version>5.1.12</version>
+                    <version>8.0.28</version>
                     <scope>test</scope>
                 </dependency>
             </dependencies>
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@
                 <dependency>
                     <groupId>mysql</groupId>
                     <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-                    <version>5.1.8</version>
+                    <version>8.0.28</version>
                     <scope>test</scope>
                 </dependency>
             </dependencies>