diff --git a/persistence-modules/apache-cayenne/pom.xml b/persistence-modules/apache-cayenne/pom.xml
index 87bf6fe30b..3715198d84 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/apache-cayenne/pom.xml
+++ b/persistence-modules/apache-cayenne/pom.xml
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
             <version>${cayenne.version}</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>mysql</groupId>
-            <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
+            <groupId>com.mysql</groupId>
+            <artifactId>mysql-connector-j</artifactId>
             <version>${mysql.connector.version}</version>
             <scope>runtime</scope>
         </dependency>
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     </build>
 
     <properties>
-        <mysql.connector.version>5.1.44</mysql.connector.version>
+        <mysql.connector.version>8.2.0</mysql.connector.version>
         <cayenne.version>4.0.M5</cayenne.version>
     </properties>