diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 71b199c..e46e8f8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>mysql</groupId>
 			<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-			<version>5.1.20</version>
+			<version>8.0.28</version>
 		</dependency>
 		
 		<!-- mod_rewrite for .htaccess support -->