diff --git a/adswriter/pom.xml b/adswriter/pom.xml
index 41271de9..f597175b 100644
--- a/adswriter/pom.xml
+++ b/adswriter/pom.xml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1.31</version>
+            <version>8.0.28</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>commons-configuration</groupId>