diff --git a/ole-app/ole-db/ole-liquibase/ole-liquibase-changeset/pom.xml b/ole-app/ole-db/ole-liquibase/ole-liquibase-changeset/pom.xml
index a9c38f5e30..4229d4c0f5 100644
--- a/ole-app/ole-db/ole-liquibase/ole-liquibase-changeset/pom.xml
+++ b/ole-app/ole-db/ole-liquibase/ole-liquibase-changeset/pom.xml
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
                                 <dependency>
                                     <groupId>mysql</groupId>
                                     <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-                                    <version>5.1.20</version>
+                                    <version>8.0.28</version>
                                 </dependency>
                                 <dependency>
                                     <groupId>com.oracle</groupId>
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@
                                 <dependency>
                                     <groupId>mysql</groupId>
                                     <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-                                    <version>5.1.20</version>
+                                    <version>8.0.28</version>
                                 </dependency>
                                 <dependency>
                                     <groupId>com.oracle</groupId>
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@
                                 <dependency>
                                     <groupId>mysql</groupId>
                                     <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-                                    <version>5.1.20</version>
+                                    <version>8.0.28</version>
                                 </dependency>
                             </dependencies>
                         </plugin>
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@
                                 <dependency>
                                     <groupId>mysql</groupId>
                                     <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-                                    <version>5.1.20</version>
+                                    <version>8.0.28</version>
                                 </dependency>
                             </dependencies>
                         </plugin>
@@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@
                                 <dependency>
                                     <groupId>mysql</groupId>
                                     <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-                                    <version>5.1.20</version>
+                                    <version>8.0.28</version>
                                 </dependency>
                                 <dependency>
                                     <groupId>com.oracle</groupId>
@@ -1209,7 +1209,7 @@
                                 <dependency>
                                     <groupId>mysql</groupId>
                                     <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-                                    <version>5.1.20</version>
+                                    <version>8.0.28</version>
                                 </dependency>
                                 <dependency>
                                     <groupId>com.oracle</groupId>
diff --git a/ole-app/ole-db/ole-liquibase/ole-liquibase-upgrade/pom.xml b/ole-app/ole-db/ole-liquibase/ole-liquibase-upgrade/pom.xml
index e9e6cc8c36..308815d93d 100644
--- a/ole-app/ole-db/ole-liquibase/ole-liquibase-upgrade/pom.xml
+++ b/ole-app/ole-db/ole-liquibase/ole-liquibase-upgrade/pom.xml
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@
                                 <dependency>
                                     <groupId>mysql</groupId>
                                     <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-                                    <version>5.1.20</version>
+                                    <version>8.0.28</version>
                                 </dependency>
                                 <dependency>
                                     <groupId>com.oracle</groupId>
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@
                                 <dependency>
                                     <groupId>mysql</groupId>
                                     <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-                                    <version>5.1.20</version>
+                                    <version>8.0.28</version>
                                 </dependency>
                                 <dependency>
                                     <groupId>com.oracle</groupId>
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@
                                 <dependency>
                                     <groupId>mysql</groupId>
                                     <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-                                    <version>5.1.20</version>
+                                    <version>8.0.28</version>
                                 </dependency>
                                 <dependency>
                                     <groupId>com.oracle</groupId>
diff --git a/ole-docstore/ole-docstore-webapp/pom.xml b/ole-docstore/ole-docstore-webapp/pom.xml
index e15956017b..45e67d4f83 100644
--- a/ole-docstore/ole-docstore-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/ole-docstore/ole-docstore-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         <!--allows the supported database to be changed via parameter (ex: oracle to mysql) -->
         <database.groupId>mysql</database.groupId>
         <database.artifactId>${mysql.jdbc.artifactId}</database.artifactId>
-        <database.version>${mysql.jdbc.version}</database.version>
+        <database.version>8.0.28</database.version>
         <!--dependency versions -->
         <jsp-api.version>2.1</jsp-api.version>
         <junit.version>4.10</junit.version>
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1.23</version>
+            <version>8.0.28</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.kuali.ole</groupId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 58f8d2ada0..2ab2afadb9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -76,13 +76,13 @@
         <db.vendor>mysql</db.vendor>
         <mysql.groupId>mysql</mysql.groupId>
         <mysql.artifactId>mysql-connector-java</mysql.artifactId>
-        <mysql.version>5.1.20</mysql.version>
+        <mysql.version>8.0.28</mysql.version>
         <oracle.groupId>com.oracle</oracle.groupId>
         <oracle.artifactId>ojdbc6_g</oracle.artifactId>
         <oracle.version>11.2.0.2</oracle.version>
         <jdbc.driver.groupId>${mysql.groupId}</jdbc.driver.groupId>
         <jdbc.driver.artifactId>${mysql.artifactId}</jdbc.driver.artifactId>
-        <jdbc.driver.version>${mysql.version}</jdbc.driver.version>
+        <jdbc.driver.version>8.0.28</jdbc.driver.version>
         <plugin.liquibase.version>3.2.1-kuali-patch1</plugin.liquibase.version>
         <!-- These 2 are used by the Liquibase plugin execution when it generates SQL -->
         <project.groupId.path>org/kuali/ole</project.groupId.path>