diff --git a/modules/x-gsn/pom.xml b/modules/x-gsn/pom.xml
index 9ac015260..1f69cb34f 100644
--- a/modules/x-gsn/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/x-gsn/pom.xml
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>mysql</groupId>
 			<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-			<version>5.1.26</version>
+			<version>8.0.16</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>net.rforge</groupId>