diff --git a/dmp-backend/roadmap/pom.xml b/dmp-backend/roadmap/pom.xml
index 1e5eba76a..171372270 100644
--- a/dmp-backend/roadmap/pom.xml
+++ b/dmp-backend/roadmap/pom.xml
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@
             <artifactId>web</artifactId>
             <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
         </dependency>
+        <!-- https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/mysql/mysql-connector-java -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1.6</version>
+            <version>8.0.29</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
     <build>