diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0fc0ace..8a9f231 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 		<!-- log4j for log management -->
 		<slf4j.version>1.7.7</slf4j.version>
 		<log4j.version>1.2.17</log4j.version>
-		<mysql.version>5.1.21</mysql.version>
+		<mysql.version>8.0.28</mysql.version>
 		<logback.version>1.1.1</logback.version>
 		<!--ribbon.version>2.2.2</ribbon.version-->
 		<ribbon.version>0.3.13</ribbon.version>