diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7aed90e3..fd2975c5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     <version.json>1.0.4</version.json>
     <!-- Databases -->
     <version.derby>10.10.1.1</version.derby>
-    <version.mysql>5.1.21</version.mysql>
+    <version.mysql>8.0.16</version.mysql>
     <!-- Test -->
     <skipTests>false</skipTests>
     <skipITs>${skipTests}</skipITs>