diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d97f348f6d..9c98e312e7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@
       <dependency>
         <groupId>mysql</groupId>
         <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-        <version>5.1.38</version>
+        <version>8.0.28</version>
         <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>
       <dependency>