diff --git a/picketlink-idm-custom-identity-model/pom.xml b/picketlink-idm-custom-identity-model/pom.xml
index 4881541..43c8766 100644
--- a/picketlink-idm-custom-identity-model/pom.xml
+++ b/picketlink-idm-custom-identity-model/pom.xml
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
     <dependency>
         <groupId>mysql</groupId>
         <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-        <version>5.1.25</version>
+        <version>8.0.16</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>