diff --git a/.github/workflows/development.yml b/.github/workflows/development.yml
index 9534fe92..8f4f719a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/development.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/development.yml
@@ -208,6 +208,8 @@ jobs:
             moduleDevelopmentInstallation-${{ matrix.php }}-${{ github.sha }}
 
       - name: Start containers
+        env:
+          MYSQL_VERSION=5.7
         run: |
           make up
           sleep 2