diff --git a/samples/bookinfo/src/mysql/Dockerfile b/samples/bookinfo/src/mysql/Dockerfile
index 7d1c5453d2f..42fb66a6f25 100644
--- a/samples/bookinfo/src/mysql/Dockerfile
+++ b/samples/bookinfo/src/mysql/Dockerfile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 #   limitations under the License.
 
-FROM mysql:8.0.20
+FROM mysql:8.4.4
 # MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD must be supplied as an env var
 
 COPY ./mysqldb-init.sql /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d