diff --git a/backend/pom.xml b/backend/pom.xml
index df9c977..13010c7 100644
--- a/backend/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/pom.xml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>mysql</groupId>
 			<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-			<version>5.1.16</version>
+			<version>8.0.28</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.jayway.jsonpath</groupId>