diff --git a/assortment-creator/pom.xml b/assortment-creator/pom.xml
index 9c04efaa..e02a4b24 100644
--- a/assortment-creator/pom.xml
+++ b/assortment-creator/pom.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>mysql</groupId>
 			<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-			<version>5.1.24</version>
+			<version>8.0.16</version>
 		</dependency>
 
 <!--  utilities -->