diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-boot-mysql/pom.xml b/persistence-modules/spring-boot-mysql/pom.xml
index 5c392d2464..6c19b92314 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/spring-boot-mysql/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-boot-mysql/pom.xml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     </build>
 
     <properties>
-        <mysql-connector-java.version>8.0.23</mysql-connector-java.version>
+        <mysql-connector-j.version>8.2.0</mysql-connector-j.version>
     </properties>
 
 </project>
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