diff --git a/rackshift-server/pom.xml b/rackshift-server/pom.xml
index 7549fc8..df336cc 100644
--- a/rackshift-server/pom.xml
+++ b/rackshift-server/pom.xml
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@
                     <dependency>
                         <groupId>mysql</groupId>
                         <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-                        <version>5.1.41</version>
+                        <version>8.0.28</version>
                     </dependency>
                     <dependency>
                         <groupId>com.itfsw</groupId>