diff --git a/porter_lightweight/pom.xml b/porter_lightweight/pom.xml
index a3450a4..e947917 100644
--- a/porter_lightweight/pom.xml
+++ b/porter_lightweight/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>mysql</groupId>
         <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-        <version>5.1.46</version>
+        <version>8.0.28</version>
       </dependency>
       <!-- need to compile lastest java-chassis code -->
       <dependency>