diff --git a/juxta-indexer/pom.xml b/juxta-indexer/pom.xml
index 851749d..94befc1 100644
--- a/juxta-indexer/pom.xml
+++ b/juxta-indexer/pom.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1.21</version>
+            <version>8.0.28</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>