diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4385f58..bace349 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>mysql</groupId>
 			<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-			<version>5.1.49</version>
+			<version>8.0.28</version>
 		</dependency>
 		
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