diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a5de040f..939ff92e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>mysql</groupId>
                 <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-                <version>5.1.30</version>
+                <version>8.0.28</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>commons-fileupload</groupId>