diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dfb632d..0ea0e45 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1.37</version>
+            <version>8.0.28</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.web3j</groupId>