diff --git a/bundles/persistence/org.openhab.persistence.mysql/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/bundles/persistence/org.openhab.persistence.mysql/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 3b3c46e4a15..1ec32d7f7fc 100644
--- a/bundles/persistence/org.openhab.persistence.mysql/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/bundles/persistence/org.openhab.persistence.mysql/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ Import-Package: org.apache.commons.io,
  org.osgi.service.cm,
  org.slf4j
 Bundle-ClassPath: .,
- lib/mysql-connector-java-5.1.26-bin.jar
+ lib/mysql-connector-java-8.0.13.jar
 Service-Component: OSGI-INF/mysql.xml
 Bundle-Activator: org.openhab.persistence.mysql.internal.MysqlPersistenceServiceActivator
diff --git a/bundles/persistence/org.openhab.persistence.mysql/build.properties b/bundles/persistence/org.openhab.persistence.mysql/build.properties
index 90be4f1d3cc..b9d4e528e2b 100644
--- a/bundles/persistence/org.openhab.persistence.mysql/build.properties
+++ b/bundles/persistence/org.openhab.persistence.mysql/build.properties
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ output.. = target/classes/
 bin.includes = META-INF/,\
                OSGI-INF/,\
                .,\
-               lib/mysql-connector-java-5.1.26-bin.jar
+               lib/mysql-connector-java-8.0.13.jar
 source.. = java/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bundles/persistence/org.openhab.persistence.mysql/lib/mysql-connector-java-5.1.26-bin.jar b/bundles/persistence/org.openhab.persistence.mysql/lib/mysql-connector-java-5.1.26-bin.jar
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diff --git a/bundles/persistence/org.openhab.persistence.mysql/lib/mysql-connector-java-8.0.13.jar b/bundles/persistence/org.openhab.persistence.mysql/lib/mysql-connector-java-8.0.13.jar
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