diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 62205b4..c3f2bc9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>mysql</groupId>
         <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-        <version>5.1.49</version>
+        <version>8.0.16</version>
       </dependency>
 
       <!-- jgraphx -->