diff --git a/sqlman-test/pom.xml b/sqlman-test/pom.xml
index 74652d4..ed643bf 100644
--- a/sqlman-test/pom.xml
+++ b/sqlman-test/pom.xml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>6.0.6</version>
+            <version>8.0.28</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>