diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f5e9c7d..0af1c66 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>mysql</groupId>
 			<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-			<version>6.0.5</version>
+			<version>8.0.28</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<!-- Jackson API for JSON -->
 		<dependency>