diff --git a/bartering/pom.xml b/bartering/pom.xml
index bcec1e1..cdf44f6 100644
--- a/bartering/pom.xml
+++ b/bartering/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
              <dependency>
                 <groupId>mysql</groupId>
                 <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-                <version>5.1.14</version>
+                <version>8.0.16</version>
             </dependency>
     
     <dependency>