diff --git a/tests/pom.xml b/tests/pom.xml
index 9484e44..cc700c5 100644
--- a/tests/pom.xml
+++ b/tests/pom.xml
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>mysql</groupId>
       <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-      <version>5.1.31</version>
+      <version>8.0.28</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.ops4j.pax.jdbc</groupId>