diff --git a/pelpa-web/pom.xml b/pelpa-web/pom.xml
index 25cd63d1..194c19a5 100644
--- a/pelpa-web/pom.xml
+++ b/pelpa-web/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1.34</version>
+            <version>8.0.28</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>