diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b5f0822..b89ec07 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1.40</version>
+            <version>8.0.16</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>