diff --git a/nodes/java/pom.xml b/nodes/java/pom.xml
index e82a7c0..26e7f0d 100644
--- a/nodes/java/pom.xml
+++ b/nodes/java/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1.49</version>
+            <version>8.0.16</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
           <groupId>org.mongodb</groupId>