diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e698304dd86d..124dac9196e5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
         <httpclient.version>4.4.1</httpclient.version>
         <httpcore.version>4.4.1</httpcore.version>
         <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
-        <mysql.connector.version>5.1.34</mysql.connector.version>
+        <mysql.connector.version>8.0.28</mysql.connector.version>
         <slf4j.api.version>1.7.5</slf4j.api.version>
         <slf4j.log4j12.version>1.7.5</slf4j.log4j12.version>
         <commons.collections.version>3.2.2</commons.collections.version>