diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index edf99d7..f27c6d6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
         <maven-enforcer-plugin.version>3.0.0-M2</maven-enforcer-plugin.version>
         <maven-scm-provider.version>1.9.5</maven-scm-provider.version>
         <mockito.version>2.21.0</mockito.version>
-        <mysql-driver.version>5.1.20</mysql-driver.version>
+        <mysql-driver.version>8.0.28</mysql-driver.version>
         <hive-driver.version>1.2.1</hive-driver.version>
         <natty.version>0.13</natty.version>
         <opencsv.version>2.3</opencsv.version>