diff --git a/snarf/pom.xml b/snarf/pom.xml
index b796d71..34f3208 100644
--- a/snarf/pom.xml
+++ b/snarf/pom.xml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
         <dependency>
           <groupId>mysql</groupId>
           <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-          <version>5.0.4</version>
+          <version>8.0.28</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>postgresql</groupId>