diff --git a/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml b/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
index 327a660cbf50..132119327333 100644
--- a/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
 		<mockito.version>2.8.47</mockito.version>
 		<mongo-driver-reactivestreams.version>1.5.0</mongo-driver-reactivestreams.version>
 		<mongodb.version>3.4.2</mongodb.version>
-		<mysql.version>5.1.43</mysql.version>
+		<mysql.version>8.0.16</mysql.version>
 		<narayana.version>5.6.4.Final</narayana.version>
 		<nekohtml.version>1.9.22</nekohtml.version>
 		<neo4j-ogm.version>3.0.0-RC1</neo4j-ogm.version>