diff --git a/gameoflife-acceptance-tests/pom.xml b/gameoflife-acceptance-tests/pom.xml
index 532ceed..aca0b93 100644
--- a/gameoflife-acceptance-tests/pom.xml
+++ b/gameoflife-acceptance-tests/pom.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1.9</version>
+            <version>8.0.16</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     <build>