diff --git a/java_test_ee7_jpa/pom.xml b/java_test_ee7_jpa/pom.xml
index 008fa3ef..64724917 100644
--- a/java_test_ee7_jpa/pom.xml
+++ b/java_test_ee7_jpa/pom.xml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
             <!-- JPA (SQL driver for MySQL) -->
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1.29</version>
+            <version>8.0.28</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <!-- JPA (SQL driver for PostgreSQL) -->