diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 6be2c783..1ee052a4 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1.33</version>
+            <version>8.0.16</version>
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>