diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7ba1b581f3..30436cd641 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@
         <dependency>
         	<groupId>mysql</groupId>
         	<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-        	<version>5.1.16</version>
+        	<version>8.0.16</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
         	<groupId>commons-codec</groupId>