diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1354ac5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# springBootBatch
+
+Spring Boot – Batch tutorial using MySQL, JPA and annotations
+
+In this example I show how to use Spring Boot to create a simple Spring Batch application.
+
+You can find more details here:
+<a href="https://marco.dev/spring-boot-batch-tutorial-using-mysql-jpa-and-annotations">https://marco.dev/spring-boot-batch-tutorial-using-mysql-jpa-and-annotations</a>
+The only requirement is to have a mysql database installed.
+You can find more information in the source code.
+
+If you start a new project in an IDE, you can simply create a simple new maven project (without Spring wizards or similar).
+
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 40e5f52..16f2588 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@
 
     <groupId>springBootBatch</groupId>
     <artifactId>springBootBatch</artifactId>
-    <version>0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>0.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
         <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>0.5.0.M5</version>
+        <version>2.4.3</version>
     </parent>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
@@ -24,32 +24,26 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>mysql</groupId>
             <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
-            <version>5.1.26</version>
+            <version>[8.0.22,)</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <!-- required since Java 9 -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>javax.xml.bind</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jaxb-api</artifactId>
+            <version>2.3.1</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.glassfish.jaxb</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jaxb-runtime</artifactId>
+            <version>2.3.3</version>
         </dependency>
-
     </dependencies>
     <build>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
                 <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
-    <repositories>
-        <repository>
-            <id>spring-snapshots</id>
-            <url>http://repo.spring.io/libs-snapshot</url>
-            <snapshots><enabled>true</enabled></snapshots>
-        </repository>
-    </repositories>
-
-    <pluginRepositories>
-        <pluginRepository>
-            <id>spring-snapshots</id>
-            <url>http://repo.spring.io/libs-snapshot</url>
-            <snapshots><enabled>true</enabled></snapshots>
-        </pluginRepository>
-    </pluginRepositories>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/javaee/springBootBatch/Application.java b/src/main/java/ch/javaee/springBootBatch/Application.java
index 4907e0b..cf9fa3f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/javaee/springBootBatch/Application.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/javaee/springBootBatch/Application.java
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package ch.javaee.springBootBatch;
 
 import org.springframework.boot.SpringApplication;
+import org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.SpringBootApplication;
 
+@SpringBootApplication
 public class Application {
     public static void main(String args[]) {
         SpringApplication.run(BatchConfiguration.class, args);
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/javaee/springBootBatch/BatchConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/ch/javaee/springBootBatch/BatchConfiguration.java
index dca4b47..5ee6826 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/javaee/springBootBatch/BatchConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/javaee/springBootBatch/BatchConfiguration.java
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ public JpaVendorAdapter jpaVendorAdapter() {
         jpaVendorAdapter.setGenerateDdl(true);
         jpaVendorAdapter.setShowSql(false);
 
-        jpaVendorAdapter.setDatabasePlatform("org.hibernate.dialect.MySQLDialect");
+        jpaVendorAdapter.setDatabasePlatform("org.hibernate.dialect.MySQL8Dialect");
         return jpaVendorAdapter;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.properties b/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 267db44..e57b73c 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -2,7 +2,15 @@
 spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=create
 # no sql in the log
 spring.jpa.show-sql=false
-database.driver=com.mysql.jdbc.Driver
-database.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/BatchDB
+
+spring.jpa.properties.hibernate.dialect=org.hibernate.dialect.MySQL8Dialect
+
+# updated to create the initial schema
+spring.batch.initialize-schema=ALWAYS
+
+# schema for mysql >= 8
+database.driver=com.mysql.cj.jdbc.Driver
+
+database.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/batch_db_example
 database.username=root
-database.password=
\ No newline at end of file
+database.password=
diff --git a/src/main/resources/import.sql b/src/main/resources/import.sql
index 0bd3b66..a99fb90 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/import.sql
+++ b/src/main/resources/import.sql
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 
-drop table BatchDB.Batch_JOB_EXECUTION_CONTEXT;
-drop table BatchDB.Batch_JOB_EXECUTION_PARAMS;
-drop table BatchDB.Batch_JOB_EXECUTION_SEQ;
-drop table BatchDB.Batch_JOB_SEQ;
-drop table BatchDB.Batch_STEP_EXECUTION_CONTEXT;
-drop table BatchDB.Batch_STEP_EXECUTION_SEQ;
-drop table BatchDB.Batch_STEP_EXECUTION;
-drop table BatchDB.Batch_JOB_EXECUTION;
-drop table BatchDB.Batch_JOB_INSTANCE;
+drop table batch_db_example.Batch_JOB_EXECUTION_CONTEXT;
+drop table batch_db_example.Batch_JOB_EXECUTION_PARAMS;
+drop table batch_db_example.Batch_JOB_EXECUTION_SEQ;
+drop table batch_db_example.Batch_JOB_SEQ;
+drop table batch_db_example.Batch_STEP_EXECUTION_CONTEXT;
+drop table batch_db_example.Batch_STEP_EXECUTION_SEQ;
+drop table batch_db_example.Batch_STEP_EXECUTION;
+drop table batch_db_example.Batch_JOB_EXECUTION;
+drop table batch_db_example.Batch_JOB_INSTANCE;