diff --git a/jpa-lock-example/pom.xml b/jpa-lock-example/pom.xml
index 9d83cf63..e790e534 100644
--- a/jpa-lock-example/pom.xml
+++ b/jpa-lock-example/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1.29</version>
+            <version>8.0.28</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>