diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1628959..43b4470 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
          <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
 	    <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-	    <version>5.1.16</version>
+	    <version>8.0.16</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.bukkit</groupId>