diff --git a/parent/pom.xml b/parent/pom.xml
index b1d6873..f55219a 100644
--- a/parent/pom.xml
+++ b/parent/pom.xml
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>mysql</groupId>
 				<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-				<version>5.1.49</version>
+				<version>8.0.16</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.stanbol</groupId>