diff --git a/backend-java/pom.xml b/backend-java/pom.xml
index 598d975a..66414112 100644
--- a/backend-java/pom.xml
+++ b/backend-java/pom.xml
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>mysql</groupId>
 				<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-				<version>5.1.44</version>
+				<version>8.0.28</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.mockito</groupId>