diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/testing.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/testing.yml
index 53de8efaff..eea1c1120c 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ jobs:
       image: 'code.forgejo.org/oci/node:20-bookworm'
     services:
       mysql:
-        image: 'docker.io/bitnami/mysql:8.0'
+        image: 'docker.io/bitnami/mysql:8.4'
         env:
           ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD: yes
           MYSQL_DATABASE: testgitea