diff --git a/org.bridgedb.rdb/pom.xml b/org.bridgedb.rdb/pom.xml
index e413d645d..46f669fe3 100644
--- a/org.bridgedb.rdb/pom.xml
+++ b/org.bridgedb.rdb/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>mysql</groupId>
 			<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-			<version>5.1.12</version>
+			<version>8.0.16</version>
 			<type>jar</type>
 			<scope>runtime</scope>
 		</dependency>