diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c299df7..12931d5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1.30</version>
+            <version>8.0.16</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>