diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8d4b4a2..d3d4a0a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         <spring-data-jpa.version>1.8.2.RELEASE</spring-data-jpa.version>
         <hibernate.version>4.3.11.Final</hibernate.version>
         <hibernate-validator.version>5.2.1.Final</hibernate-validator.version>
-        <mysql-connector.version>5.1.36</mysql-connector.version>
+        <mysql-connector.version>8.0.28</mysql-connector.version>
         <commons-dbcp.version>1.4</commons-dbcp.version>
         <jstl.version>1.2</jstl.version>
         <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>