diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 12d6560e9..5e4af80e1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1372,7 +1372,7 @@
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>mysql</groupId>
                 <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-                <version>5.1.34</version>
+                <version>8.0.28.redhat-00001</version>
             </dependency>
 
             <dependency>