diff --git a/codeplay-database/pom.xml b/codeplay-database/pom.xml
index 32c82c5..506c8e8 100644
--- a/codeplay-database/pom.xml
+++ b/codeplay-database/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1.21</version>
+            <version>8.0.28</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>