diff --git a/droolsDemo/pom.xml b/droolsDemo/pom.xml
index 32b7e8b..a2c293c 100644
--- a/droolsDemo/pom.xml
+++ b/droolsDemo/pom.xml
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1.44</version>
+            <version>8.0.16</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.alibaba</groupId>