diff --git a/payara-micro/jpa-datasource-example/pom.xml b/payara-micro/jpa-datasource-example/pom.xml
index 549e1bac..82360d06 100644
--- a/payara-micro/jpa-datasource-example/pom.xml
+++ b/payara-micro/jpa-datasource-example/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1.47</version>
+            <version>8.0.28</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>