diff --git a/server/pom.xml b/server/pom.xml
index baa60b8da8..4fcbf364cb 100644
--- a/server/pom.xml
+++ b/server/pom.xml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 
     <jdbc.groupId>mysql</jdbc.groupId>
     <jdbc.artifactId>mysql-connector-java</jdbc.artifactId>
-    <jdbc.version>5.1.26</jdbc.version>
+    <jdbc.version>8.0.28</jdbc.version>
 
     <!-- TODO try provided -->
     <resteasy.scope>compile</resteasy.scope>