diff --git a/samples/DatabasePolling/pom.xml b/samples/DatabasePolling/pom.xml
index a4969fc405..6c6f98b6dc 100644
--- a/samples/DatabasePolling/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/DatabasePolling/pom.xml
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.mysql</groupId>
       <artifactId>mysql-connector-j</artifactId>
-      <version>8.0.32</version>
+      <version>8.2.0</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <properties>