diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f79c381..96b122e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.oracle.database.jdbc</groupId>
             <artifactId>ojdbc8</artifactId>
-            <version>12.2.0.1</version>
+            <version>21.8.0.0</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>