diff --git a/qbecore/pom.xml b/qbecore/pom.xml
index 9b3ed5699ae..c400fc88859 100644
--- a/qbecore/pom.xml
+++ b/qbecore/pom.xml
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>mysql</groupId>
 			<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-			<version>5.1.38</version>
+			<version>8.0.28</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>