diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 935fc94..af1fc2a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1.46</version>
+            <version>8.0.16</version>
             <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>