diff --git a/user-portal/pom.xml b/user-portal/pom.xml
index 5c56fbb..63c69bd 100644
--- a/user-portal/pom.xml
+++ b/user-portal/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>mysql</groupId>
 			<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-			<version>5.1.6</version>
+			<version>8.0.16</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>