diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9a7ab4291..06f0edea9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>mysql</groupId>
                 <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-                <version>5.1.47</version>
+                <version>8.0.16</version>
             </dependency>
 
             <!-- junit -->