diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 99e2171..4ff79b3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1.39</version>
+            <version>8.0.28</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.sarxos</groupId>