diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 16faf29..ff7ef0a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>5.0.5</version>
+            <version>8.0.16</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>