diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 76c1948..cad8f2d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 		<dbunit.version>2.5.1</dbunit.version>
 		<spring-test-dbunit.version>1.3.0</spring-test-dbunit.version>
 		<hsqldb.version>2.3.3</hsqldb.version>
-		<mysql.version>5.1.45</mysql.version>
+		<mysql.version>8.0.16</mysql.version>
 		<equalsverifier.version>2.4.2</equalsverifier.version>
 
 		<!-- Plugins -->