diff --git a/linnaeus/pom.xml b/linnaeus/pom.xml
index d4eed839..cf39915b 100644
--- a/linnaeus/pom.xml
+++ b/linnaeus/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   	<dependency>
   		<groupId>mysql</groupId>
   		<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-  		<version>5.1.8</version>
+  		<version>8.0.28</version>
   	</dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <url>https://github.com/JULIELab/jcore-dependencies/tree/master/linnaeus</url>