diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f60432b3b..a01016b8b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>mysql</groupId>
         <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-        <version>5.1.18</version>
+        <version>8.0.28</version>
       </dependency>
 
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