diff --git a/modules/plugins/mysql/pom.xml b/modules/plugins/mysql/pom.xml
index b851a7f01bc..52e2cec10dc 100644
--- a/modules/plugins/mysql/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/plugins/mysql/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
       <dependency>
          <groupId>mysql</groupId>
          <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-         <version>5.1.32</version>
+         <version>8.0.28.redhat-00001</version>
          <scope>test</scope>
       </dependency>