diff --git a/gitlab/ci/template.yml b/gitlab/ci/template.yml
index 7bd0e3c939..43d88bc5da 100644
--- a/gitlab/ci/template.yml
+++ b/gitlab/ci/template.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@
   script:
     - /bin/true
   services:
-    - name: mysql
+    - name: mysql:8.0
+      command: ["--default-authentication-plugin=mysql_native_password"]
       alias: sqlserver
 
 .mariadb_job: