diff --git a/ivy-systemdb-mysql/compose.yaml b/ivy-systemdb-mysql/compose.yaml
index 141864c..c76cff6 100644
--- a/ivy-systemdb-mysql/compose.yaml
+++ b/ivy-systemdb-mysql/compose.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ services:
      - ./ivy.yaml:/ivy/configuration/ivy.yaml
 
   mysql:
-    image: mysql:8.4
+    image: mysql:9.7
     # if you want to use this as a development database and 
     # access it with a 3rd party database client like DBeaver, uncomment the following 2 lines.
     # ports: