diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7ebcb4a4..3ee5707e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>mysql</groupId>
         <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-        <version>5.1.15</version>
+        <version>8.0.16</version>
       </dependency>
       <!-- Logging -->
       <dependency>