diff --git a/sample-apps/appsensor-ws-rest-server-with-websocket-mysql-boot/pom.xml b/sample-apps/appsensor-ws-rest-server-with-websocket-mysql-boot/pom.xml
index f54b1397..7d7f5279 100644
--- a/sample-apps/appsensor-ws-rest-server-with-websocket-mysql-boot/pom.xml
+++ b/sample-apps/appsensor-ws-rest-server-with-websocket-mysql-boot/pom.xml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>mysql</groupId>
 			<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-			<version>6.0.4</version>
+			<version>8.0.16</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.owasp.appsensor</groupId>