diff --git a/dddlib-datasource-router/pom.xml b/dddlib-datasource-router/pom.xml
index 327364683..0243b6651 100644
--- a/dddlib-datasource-router/pom.xml
+++ b/dddlib-datasource-router/pom.xml
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1.35</version>
+            <version>8.0.28</version>
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>