diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c2ee17d..0e488d5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>mysql</groupId>
       <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-      <version>5.1.6</version>
+      <version>8.0.16</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>fastutil</groupId>