diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2bb23c4481..ed63532520 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
 	  <dependency>
 		  <groupId>mysql</groupId>
 		  <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-		  <version>5.1.48</version>
+		  <version>8.0.16</version>
 		  <scope>runtime</scope>
 	  </dependency>
 	  <dependency>