diff --git a/Drools_DBConnection/pom.xml b/Drools_DBConnection/pom.xml
index 3e1b599..df14c26 100644
--- a/Drools_DBConnection/pom.xml
+++ b/Drools_DBConnection/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>mysql</groupId>
   		<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-  		<version>5.1.27</version>
+  		<version>8.0.16</version>
   	</dependency>
   </dependencies>
 </project>