diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3d00460..230b3d7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1.8</version>
+            <version>8.0.16</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>log4j</groupId>