diff --git a/backend/pom.xml b/backend/pom.xml
index 94d0b41..339aaaf 100644
--- a/backend/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/pom.xml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>mysql</groupId>
       <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-      <version>5.1.10</version>
+      <version>8.0.28</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>