diff --git a/simplex-common/pom.xml b/simplex-common/pom.xml
index 274b000..5d7b54d 100644
--- a/simplex-common/pom.xml
+++ b/simplex-common/pom.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1.43</version>
+            <version>8.0.16</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>