diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c6bc4f74..e2a00b89 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <motech.version>0.27.7</motech.version>
         <spring.version>3.1.0.RELEASE</spring.version>
-        <mysql.version>5.1.32</mysql.version>
+        <mysql.version>8.0.28</mysql.version>
         <scm.connection>scm:git:https://github.com/motech-implementations/ebodac</scm.connection>
         <scm.developerConnection>scm:git:https://github.com/motech-implementations/ebodac</scm.developerConnection>
         <scm.url>https://github.com/motech-implementations/ebodac</scm.url>