diff --git a/.github/workflows/phpunit.yml b/.github/workflows/phpunit.yml
index e2df321..502bc83 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/phpunit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/phpunit.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
 
     services:
       mysql:
-        image: mysql:9.5
+        image: mysql:9.6
         env:
           MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: root
           MYSQL_DATABASE: wordpress_test