diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e126dbe..44f028d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1.36</version>
+            <version>8.0.16</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.tomcat.embed</groupId>