diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 445c99a0..776179f3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
         <tomcat-jdbc.version>7.0.42</tomcat-jdbc.version>
         <ehcache.version>2.6.6</ehcache.version>
         <hsqldb.version>2.3.0</hsqldb.version>
-        <mysql.version>5.1.18</mysql.version>
+        <mysql.version>8.0.28</mysql.version>
 
         <!-- Build Plugins -->
         <maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.7.0</maven-compiler-plugin.version>