diff --git a/project/ghost/pom.xml b/project/ghost/pom.xml
index b3f12cd8..dbcf978f 100644
--- a/project/ghost/pom.xml
+++ b/project/ghost/pom.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1.30</version>
+            <version>8.0.28</version>
         </dependency>
         <!-- mysql -->