diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index db9155e..ae533be 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>mysql</groupId>
                 <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-                <version>5.0.4</version>
+                <version>8.0.16</version>
             </dependency>
 
             <dependency>