diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index c418803c4..7b20abc02 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
           - POSTGRES_USER=test
           - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=test
           - POSTGRES_DB=keto
-      - image: mysql:5.7
+      - image: mysql:8.0
         environment:
           - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=test
     working_directory: /go/src/github.com/ory/keto