diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a782c9e8..378f7ab0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-j</artifactId>
-            <version>8.0.33</version>
+            <version>8.1.0</version>
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>