diff --git a/developersreference/developersreference/pom.xml b/developersreference/developersreference/pom.xml
index 73d2d3cd..b7b0cd3b 100644
--- a/developersreference/developersreference/pom.xml
+++ b/developersreference/developersreference/pom.xml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1.22</version>
+            <version>8.0.28</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax.servlet</groupId>