diff --git a/developersreference/developersreference/pom.xml b/developersreference/developersreference/pom.xml
index c8ddef91..33d21bd6 100644
--- a/developersreference/developersreference/pom.xml
+++ b/developersreference/developersreference/pom.xml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1.22</version>
+            <version>8.0.16</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>