diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0ed297a..7a6b6b9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         <javax.servlet.api.version>3.0.1</javax.servlet.api.version>
         <jsp.api.version>2.2</jsp.api.version>
         <jstl.version>1.2</jstl.version>
-        <mysql.connector.version>5.1.42</mysql.connector.version>
+        <mysql.connector.version>8.0.16</mysql.connector.version>
         <log4j.version>1.2.17</log4j.version>
         <junit.version>4.12</junit.version>
         <mockito.all.version>1.9.5</mockito.all.version>