diff --git a/runway-patcher/pom.xml b/runway-patcher/pom.xml
index a7b0ce4db..c9f431d85 100644
--- a/runway-patcher/pom.xml
+++ b/runway-patcher/pom.xml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>mysql</groupId>
       <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-      <version>5.1.17</version>
+      <version>8.0.28</version>
       <type>jar</type>
       <scope>compile</scope>
     </dependency>