diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d88de47..201e41e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
             <dependency>
               <groupId>mysql</groupId>
               <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-              <version>6.0.5</version>
+              <version>8.0.16</version>
             </dependency>
           </dependencies>
         </plugin>