diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1b31272..1167d39 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ limitations under the License.
       <dependency> <!-- Only used locally -->
           <groupId>mysql</groupId>
           <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-          <version>5.1.42</version>
+          <version>8.0.28</version>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>
           <groupId>com.google.cloud.sql</groupId>