diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 59c3e36..c3beb46 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
             wp-versions: 'trunk'
     services:
       mysql:
-        image: mysql:5.7
+        image: mysql:9.7
         env:
           MYSQL_ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD: yes
         ports: