diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/MySqlIntegrationTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/MySqlIntegrationTests.java
index d868aedaf..013fdb307 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/MySqlIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/MySqlIntegrationTests.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class MySqlIntegrationTests {
 
 	@ServiceConnection
 	@Container
-	static MySQLContainer<?> container = new MySQLContainer<>("mysql:5.7");
+	static MySQLContainer<?> container = new MySQLContainer<>("mysql:8.0");
 
 	@LocalServerPort
 	int port;
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/MysqlTestApplication.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/MysqlTestApplication.java
index 3df841848..d0c979dbc 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/MysqlTestApplication.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/MysqlTestApplication.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public class MysqlTestApplication {
 	@Profile("mysql")
 	@Bean
 	static MySQLContainer<?> container() {
-		return new MySQLContainer<>("mysql:5.7");
+		return new MySQLContainer<>("mysql:8.0");
 	}
 
 	public static void main(String[] args) {