diff --git a/jexl/pom.xml b/jexl/pom.xml
index bac7d4e..1f236e1 100644
--- a/jexl/pom.xml
+++ b/jexl/pom.xml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
                     <dependency>
                         <groupId>mysql</groupId>
                         <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-                        <version>5.1.35</version>
+                        <version>8.0.28</version>
                     </dependency>
                 </dependencies>
                 <configuration>