diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.persistence.jdbc/README.md b/bundles/org.openhab.persistence.jdbc/README.md
index 85f32637b00dd..02126f609443d 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.persistence.jdbc/README.md
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.persistence.jdbc/README.md
@@ -7,16 +7,16 @@ It is designed for a maximum of scalability, to store very large amounts of data
 The generic design makes it relatively easy for developers to integrate other databases that have JDBC drivers.
 The following databases are currently supported and tested:
 
-| Database                                     | Tested Driver / Version                                                                                  |
-| -------------------------------------------- |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| [Apache Derby](https://db.apache.org/derby/) | [derby-10.14.2.0.jar](https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.apache.derby/derby)                         |
-| [H2](https://www.h2database.com/)            | [h2-2.2.224.jar](https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.h2database/h2)                                   |
-| [HSQLDB](http://hsqldb.org/)                 | [hsqldb-2.3.3.jar](https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.hsqldb/hsqldb)                                 |
+| Database                                     | Tested Driver / Version                                      |
+| -------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
+| [Apache Derby](https://db.apache.org/derby/) | [derby-10.14.2.0.jar](https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.apache.derby/derby) |
+| [H2](https://www.h2database.com/)            | [h2-1.4.191.jar](https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.h2database/h2) |
+| [HSQLDB](http://hsqldb.org/)                 | [hsqldb-2.3.3.jar](https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.hsqldb/hsqldb) |
 | [MariaDB](https://mariadb.org/)              | [mariadb-java-client-3.0.8.jar](https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.mariadb.jdbc/mariadb-java-client) |
-| [MySQL](https://www.mysql.com/)              | [mysql-connector-j-8.1.0.jar](https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.mysql/mysql-connector-j)            |
-| [PostgreSQL](https://www.postgresql.org/)    | [postgresql-42.4.3.jar](https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.postgresql/postgresql)                    |
-| [SQLite](https://www.sqlite.org/)            | [sqlite-jdbc-3.42.0.0.jar](https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.xerial/sqlite-jdbc)                    |
-| [TimescaleDB](https://www.timescale.com/)    | [postgresql-42.4.3.jar](https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.postgresql/postgresql)                    |
+| [MySQL](https://www.mysql.com/)              | [mysql-connector-java-8.0.30.jar](https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/mysql/mysql-connector-java) |
+| [PostgreSQL](https://www.postgresql.org/)    | [postgresql-42.4.3.jar](https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.postgresql/postgresql) |
+| [SQLite](https://www.sqlite.org/)            | [sqlite-jdbc-3.16.1.jar](https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.xerial/sqlite-jdbc) |
+| [TimescaleDB](https://www.timescale.com/)    | [postgresql-42.4.3.jar](https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/org.postgresql/postgresql) |
 
 ## Table of Contents
 
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.persistence.jdbc/pom.xml b/bundles/org.openhab.persistence.jdbc/pom.xml
index e9cd798a73ad9..e373be89f8dfa 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.persistence.jdbc/pom.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.persistence.jdbc/pom.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.openhab.addons.bundles</groupId>
     <artifactId>org.openhab.addons.reactor.bundles</artifactId>
-    <version>4.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>3.4.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
 
   <artifactId>org.openhab.persistence.jdbc</artifactId>
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
   <properties>
     <bnd.importpackage>!org.osgi.service.jdbc.*,!sun.security.*,!org.apache.lucene.*,!org.apache.logging.log4j,!waffle.windows.auth.*,!org.hibernate.*,!org.jboss.*,!org.codehaus.groovy.*,!com.codahale.metrics.*,!com.google.protobuf.*,!com.ibm.icu.*,!com.ibm.jvm.*,!com.mchange.*,!com.sun.*,!com.vividsolutions.*,!io.prometheus.*,com.mysql.*;resolution:=optional,org.apache.derby.*;resolution:=optional,org.h2.*;resolution:=optional,org.hsqldb;resolution:=optional,org.hsqldb.jdbc;resolution:=optional,org.mariadb.*;resolution:=optional,org.postgresql.*;resolution:=optional,org.sqlite;resolution:=optional,org.sqlite.jdbc4;resolution:=optional,javassist*;resolution:=optional</bnd.importpackage>
-    <dep.noembedding>derby,h2,hsqldb,mariadb-java-client,mysql-connector-j,postgresql,sqlite-jdbc</dep.noembedding>
+    <dep.noembedding>derby,h2,hsqldb,mariadb-java-client,mysql-connector-java,postgresql,sqlite-jdbc</dep.noembedding>
 
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
@@ -26,21 +26,15 @@
 
     <!-- JDBC database driver versions -->
     <derby.version>10.14.2.0</derby.version>
-    <h2.version>2.2.224</h2.version>
+    <h2.version>1.4.191</h2.version>
     <hsqldb.version>2.3.3</hsqldb.version>
     <mariadb.version>3.0.8</mariadb.version>
-    <mysql.version>8.1.0</mysql.version>
+    <mysql.version>8.0.30</mysql.version>
     <postgresql.version>42.4.3</postgresql.version>
-    <sqlite.version>3.42.0.0</sqlite.version>
+    <sqlite.version>3.16.1</sqlite.version>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
-    <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-      <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-      <version>${slf4j.version}</version>
-      <scope>provided</scope>
-    </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>commons-dbutils</groupId>
       <artifactId>commons-dbutils</artifactId>
@@ -79,8 +73,8 @@
       <version>${mariadb.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>com.mysql</groupId>
-      <artifactId>mysql-connector-j</artifactId>
+      <groupId>mysql</groupId>
+      <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
       <version>${mysql.version}</version>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>