diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 9a2e55b3..ab14afb8 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ plugins {
 
 ext {
     buildNumber = System.getenv("BUILD_NUMBER") ?: System.getenv("TRAVIS_BUILD_NUMBER")
-    mysqlJdbcVersion = "5.1.47"
+    mysqlJdbcVersion = "8.0.25"
     protobufVersion = "3.9.2"
 }
 
diff --git a/filesystem/file-feed-cache/build.gradle b/filesystem/file-feed-cache/build.gradle
index ac38877c..967beb1b 100644
--- a/filesystem/file-feed-cache/build.gradle
+++ b/filesystem/file-feed-cache/build.gradle
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ dependencies {
 
     compileOnly "com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:1.3.9"
 
-    testRuntimeOnly "mysql:mysql-connector-java:5.1.39"
+    testRuntimeOnly "mysql:mysql-connector-java:8.0.25"
     testImplementation project(":stitching")
     testImplementation project(":memory")
     testImplementation "junit:junit:4.13.2"