diff --git a/.github/workflows/phpunit.yml b/.github/workflows/phpunit.yml
index 502bc83..102f69b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/phpunit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/phpunit.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
 
     services:
       mysql:
-        image: mysql:9.6
+        image: mysql:9.7
         env:
           MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: root
           MYSQL_DATABASE: wordpress_test