diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 036469d..f6630cb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>mysql</groupId>
                 <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-                <version>5.1.44</version>
+                <version>8.0.16</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>