diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4546b23..74c803e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>mysql</groupId>
       <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-      <version>5.1.42</version>
+      <version>8.0.16</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.tremolosecurity.unison</groupId>