diff --git a/modules/database/pom.xml b/modules/database/pom.xml
index 55eb2f812..a8652b17f 100644
--- a/modules/database/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/database/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1.38</version>
+            <version>8.0.16</version>
             <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>