diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-tests.yml
index 626acdd0cb..2afe1f4b0b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-tests.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
 
     services:
       mysql:
-        image: mariadb:10.3
+        image: mariadb:10.4
         env:
           MYSQL_ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD: YES
         ports: