diff --git a/org.jacoco.core/pom.xml b/org.jacoco.core/pom.xml
index 97a1e1b..73231cf 100644
--- a/org.jacoco.core/pom.xml
+++ b/org.jacoco.core/pom.xml
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>mysql</groupId>
       <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-      <version>5.1.47</version>
+      <version>8.0.28</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.zaxxer</groupId>