diff --git a/clonedetector/pom.xml b/clonedetector/pom.xml
index 3593539..642a5d8 100644
--- a/clonedetector/pom.xml
+++ b/clonedetector/pom.xml
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>mysql</groupId>
 			<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-			<version>5.1.47</version>
+			<version>8.0.28</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.cedarsoftware</groupId>