diff --git a/backend/pom.xml b/backend/pom.xml
index 34721c92c4..0412ec42e2 100644
--- a/backend/pom.xml
+++ b/backend/pom.xml
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@
                     <dependency>
                         <groupId>mysql</groupId>
                         <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-                        <version>5.1.41</version>
+                        <version>8.0.16</version>
                     </dependency>
                     <dependency>
                         <groupId>com.itfsw</groupId>