diff --git a/VertxTst/pom.xml b/VertxTst/pom.xml
index f46709a..524830b 100644
--- a/VertxTst/pom.xml
+++ b/VertxTst/pom.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1.47</version>
+            <version>8.0.16</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>