diff --git a/wise-webapp/pom.xml b/wise-webapp/pom.xml
index b96e598d..95d150a4 100644
--- a/wise-webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/wise-webapp/pom.xml
@@ -165,10 +165,9 @@
             <version>2.1.2</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>mysql</groupId>
-            <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>8.0.32</version>
-            <scope>runtime</scope>
+            <groupId>com.mysql</groupId>
+            <artifactId>mysql-connector-j</artifactId>
+            <version>8.1.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>