diff --git a/connectors/java/scriptedcommon/pom.xml b/connectors/java/scriptedcommon/pom.xml
index 33a68cc15..412eea378 100644
--- a/connectors/java/scriptedcommon/pom.xml
+++ b/connectors/java/scriptedcommon/pom.xml
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1.32</version>
+            <version>8.0.16</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>