diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ce53cac6a..3ec9859e6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
         <cglib.version>3.3.0</cglib.version>
         <HikariCP.version>3.4.5</HikariCP.version>
         <jackson.version>2.11.1</jackson.version>
-        <mysql.version>5.1.49</mysql.version>
+        <mysql.version>8.0.16</mysql.version>
         <undertow.version>2.1.2.Final</undertow.version>
         <slf4j.version>1.7.30</slf4j.version>
         <fst.version>2.57</fst.version>