diff --git a/rackshift-dhcp-proxy/pom.xml b/rackshift-dhcp-proxy/pom.xml
index 6de88399..180fb489 100644
--- a/rackshift-dhcp-proxy/pom.xml
+++ b/rackshift-dhcp-proxy/pom.xml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1.49</version>
+            <version>8.0.28</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>