diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e90d5213..fdf5a0e9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     <dependency>
     	<groupId>mysql</groupId>
     	<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-    	<version>5.1.26</version>
+    	<version>8.0.28</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
 	    <groupId>org.json</groupId>