diff --git a/jpa-example/pom.xml b/jpa-example/pom.xml
index 2c6150d2..8db64fb9 100644
--- a/jpa-example/pom.xml
+++ b/jpa-example/pom.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>mysql</groupId>
       <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-      <version>5.1.6</version>
+      <version>8.0.28</version>
     </dependency>