diff --git a/codeplay-maven/pom.xml b/codeplay-maven/pom.xml
index 3889dee..3c0581f 100644
--- a/codeplay-maven/pom.xml
+++ b/codeplay-maven/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1.35</version>
+            <version>8.0.28</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>