diff --git a/visualizer-service/pom.xml b/visualizer-service/pom.xml
index 68c9ab9d8..4160dd14a 100644
--- a/visualizer-service/pom.xml
+++ b/visualizer-service/pom.xml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1.22</version>
+            <version>8.0.28</version>
             <type>jar</type>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>