diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 56531b2..f42c706 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
         <metrics.core.version>3.0.2</metrics.core.version>
         <mockito.version>3.0.0</mockito.version>
         <mockito.all.version>1.10.19</mockito.all.version>
-        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.31</mysql-connector-java.version>
+        <mysql-connector-java.version>8.0.28</mysql-connector-java.version>
         <netty-all.version>4.1.85.Final</netty-all.version>
         <noggit.version>0.8</noggit.version>
         <orc.core.version>1.6.7</orc.core.version>