diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4a746a4253..61f1c978d5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>mysql</groupId>
 				<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-				<version>5.1.42</version>
+				<version>8.0.16</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.hsqldb</groupId>