diff --git a/src/utility-mergedb-updater/pom.xml b/src/utility-mergedb-updater/pom.xml
index 94d1e50..5164e56 100644
--- a/src/utility-mergedb-updater/pom.xml
+++ b/src/utility-mergedb-updater/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
     <properties>
         <eds-core.version>1.89-SNAPSHOT</eds-core.version>
-        <mysql.version>6.0.5</mysql.version>
+        <mysql.version>8.0.16</mysql.version>
         <postgresql.version>9.4.1212.jre7</postgresql.version>
         <eds-config.version>1.17-SNAPSHOT</eds-config.version>
     </properties>