diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9dad10ee6..e88cfeca0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>mysql</groupId>
         <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-        <version>5.1.25</version>
+        <version>8.0.28</version>
       </dependency>
       <!-- Logging -->
       <dependency>