diff --git a/lp-simulation-environment/monitoring/pom.xml b/lp-simulation-environment/monitoring/pom.xml
index 1b182792..21f2d9e1 100644
--- a/lp-simulation-environment/monitoring/pom.xml
+++ b/lp-simulation-environment/monitoring/pom.xml
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>mysql</groupId>
 			<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-			<version>5.1.37</version>
+			<version>8.0.16</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>eu.learnpad</groupId>