diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
index d1d495f..8986ce9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         go: ["1.21.12", "1.22.5"]
-        db: ["7.1.26", "8.29.1"]
+        db: ["7.1.26", "8.27.0"]
     env:
       DEFAULT_GO: "1.22"
-      DEFAULT_DB: "8.29.1"
+      DEFAULT_DB: "8.27.0"
     concurrency:
       group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}-go-${{ matrix.go }}-db-${{ matrix.db }}
       cancel-in-progress: true
diff --git a/pkg/integrationTesting/dbTestSetup.go b/pkg/integrationTesting/dbTestSetup.go
index 9d4a61b..f74ff74 100644
--- a/pkg/integrationTesting/dbTestSetup.go
+++ b/pkg/integrationTesting/dbTestSetup.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/suite"
 )
 
-const defaultExasolDbVersion = "8.29.1"
+const defaultExasolDbVersion = "8.27.0"
 
 type DbTestSetup struct {
 	suite          *suite.Suite