diff --git a/java/databases/mysql/pom.xml b/java/databases/mysql/pom.xml
index c217a6d..684bef6 100644
--- a/java/databases/mysql/pom.xml
+++ b/java/databases/mysql/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1.47</version>
+            <version>8.0.28</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>