diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e457c0e..bc78547 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ All that is left to do now is bring up the container
 
 ### Running on ARM64 (Raspberry Pi 4)
 
-When deploying on an ARM64 system, you need to comment out the `image: mysql:5` line and uncomment `image: mariadb:10.4` in the `docker-compose.yml` file.
+When deploying on an ARM64 system, you need to comment out the `image: mysql:8` line and uncomment `image: mariadb:10.4` in the `docker-compose.yml` file.
 
 ### Updating the Image when using `docker-compose`
 
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ To upgrade to a newer release image, please make sure to update the `docker-comp
 git pull
 ```
 
+It is recommended to perform a backup before.
 You may need to manually merge any changes that cannot be merged automatically by git.
 
 ### Thanks
diff --git a/alpine/5/Dockerfile b/alpine/5/Dockerfile
index 98cf01a..54cf6a3 100644
--- a/alpine/5/Dockerfile
+++ b/alpine/5/Dockerfile
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ FROM php:${PHP_VERSION}-fpm-alpine3.15 as prod
 
 LABEL maintainer="David Bomba <turbo124@gmail.com>"
 
+# Adding caching_sha2_password.so
+# With this we get native support for caching_sha2_password
+RUN apk add --no-cache mariadb-connector-c
+
 RUN mv /usr/local/etc/php/php.ini-production /usr/local/etc/php/php.ini
 
 # Install PHP extensions
diff --git a/config/mysql/Dockerfile b/config/mysql/Dockerfile
index c9271fd..0129e83 100644
--- a/config/mysql/Dockerfile
+++ b/config/mysql/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM mysql:5
+FROM mysql:8
 # When running on ARM64 use MariaDB instead of MySQL
 #FROM mariadb:10.4
 ENV force_color_prompt yes
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index fdd5760..19ed2b7 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ services:
       - "in5.localhost:192.168.0.124 " #host and ip
 
   db:
-    image: mysql:5
+    image: mysql:8
 #    When running on ARM64 use MariaDB instead of MySQL
 #    image: mariadb:10.4
 #    For auto DB backups comment out image and use the build block below