diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f4ffe2a..3898579 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -79,7 +79,10 @@ extras = {
         # we include mysql "always" even though it may not be actually needed
         # TODO: must cap this for now, b/c it breaks CORE-POS integration?!
         # (sometimes there are segfaults with basic grid queries)
-        'mysql-connector-python==8.0.17',
+        # 'mysql-connector-python==8.0.17',
+        # TODO: was having trouble getting 8.0.17 to work on Ubuntu 20.04 with
+        # MySQL 8.0.21 and so am trying this out...
+        'mysql-connector-python',
     ],
 
     'catapult': [