diff --git a/Chapter 9/item_writers/pom.xml b/Chapter 9/item_writers/pom.xml
index 51e6383..1055895 100644
--- a/Chapter 9/item_writers/pom.xml	
+++ b/Chapter 9/item_writers/pom.xml	
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
 		<dependency> 
 		    <groupId>mysql</groupId> 
 		    <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId> 
-		    <version>5.1.3</version> 
+		    <version>8.0.28</version> 
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.aspectj</groupId>