diff --git a/spring-boot-dbcp2-database-example/pom.xml b/spring-boot-dbcp2-database-example/pom.xml
index 926ac61..bd35411 100644
--- a/spring-boot-dbcp2-database-example/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-boot-dbcp2-database-example/pom.xml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1.6</version>
+            <version>8.0.28</version>
         </dependency>
 
     </dependencies>