diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ef2acdc..fb267de 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1.47</version>
+            <version>8.0.16</version>
         </dependency>
 
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