diff --git a/lib/build-docker-compose-config.js b/lib/build-docker-compose-config.js
index a394537e3608723eb93f9184654d34fd845b0fe3..ab00a9b178d7f60d1d711fd645026004dd146ba2 100644
--- a/lib/build-docker-compose-config.js
+++ b/lib/build-docker-compose-config.js
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ module.exports = function buildDockerComposeConfig( config ) {
 	return {
 		services: {
 			mysql: {
-				image: 'mariadb:lts',
+				image: 'mariadb:11.2',
 				ports: [ developmentMysqlPorts ],
 				environment: {
 					MYSQL_ROOT_HOST: '%',
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ module.exports = function buildDockerComposeConfig( config ) {
 				volumes: [ 'mysql:/var/lib/mysql' ],
 			},
 			'tests-mysql': {
-				image: 'mariadb:lts',
+				image: 'mariadb:11.2',
 				ports: [ testsMysqlPorts ],
 				environment: {
 					MYSQL_ROOT_HOST: '%',