diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 06dbeea..8a2574b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>mysql</groupId>
                 <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-                <version>6.0.6</version>
+                <version>8.0.16</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>