diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 9b95135..80af47e 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>mysql</groupId>
       <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-      <version>5.1.47</version>
+      <version>8.0.28</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>junit</groupId>