diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b1a25ff..8042351 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <analytics-engine-version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</analytics-engine-version>
-        <mysql.connector.version>5.1.9</mysql.connector.version>
+        <mysql.connector.version>8.0.28</mysql.connector.version>
         <jersey-version>2.25.1</jersey-version>
         <jetty-version>9.4.5.v20170502</jetty-version>
         <slf4j.version>1.7.25</slf4j.version>