diff --git a/persistence-modules/liquibase/pom.xml b/persistence-modules/liquibase/pom.xml
index 2fc5803037..90397aec4d 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/liquibase/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/liquibase/pom.xml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>mysql</groupId>
-            <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
+            <groupId>com.mysql</groupId>
+            <artifactId>mysql-connector-j</artifactId>
             <version>${mysql-connector-java.version}</version>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     </build>
 
     <properties>
-        <mysql-connector-java.version>5.1.6</mysql-connector-java.version>
+        <mysql-connector-java.version>8.2.0</mysql-connector-java.version>
         <liquibase-maven-plugin.version>3.4.2</liquibase-maven-plugin.version>
     </properties>