diff --git a/build-tools/cayenne-regression-profiler/pom.xml b/build-tools/cayenne-regression-profiler/pom.xml
index d13ce5a8f..4f857c409 100644
--- a/build-tools/cayenne-regression-profiler/pom.xml
+++ b/build-tools/cayenne-regression-profiler/pom.xml
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
 				<dependency>
 					<groupId>mysql</groupId>
 					<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-					<version>3.1.11</version>
+					<version>8.0.28</version>
 					<scope>runtime</scope>
 				</dependency>
 			</dependencies>