diff --git a/prefuse-core/pom.xml b/prefuse-core/pom.xml
index 84967ff..23acef7 100644
--- a/prefuse-core/pom.xml
+++ b/prefuse-core/pom.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>mysql</groupId>
 			<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-			<version>5.1.45</version>
+			<version>8.0.16</version>
 			<!--<version>${mysql-connector-java.version}</version>-->
 			<!--<scope>compile</scope>-->
 		</dependency>