diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 280e6a1..0c4a870 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1.34</version>
+            <version>8.0.16</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.aspectj</groupId>