diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d05da95..c3a769e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>mysql</groupId> <!-- Maven says it's unused. It's not -->
 			<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-			<version>5.1.39</version>
+			<version>8.0.16</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.google.api-client</groupId>