diff --git a/reactome_base_sonatype/pom.xml b/reactome_base_sonatype/pom.xml
index c62e8f19..dd8a6a14 100644
--- a/reactome_base_sonatype/pom.xml
+++ b/reactome_base_sonatype/pom.xml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>mysql</groupId>
 			<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-			<version>5.1.47</version>
+			<version>8.0.16</version>
 			<scope>runtime</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>