diff --git a/compose.mariadb.yml b/compose.mariadb.yml
index cd9e7e7..c3e0bd5 100644
--- a/compose.mariadb.yml
+++ b/compose.mariadb.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ services:
       - db_password
 
   db:
-    image: "mariadb:12.1"
+    image: "mariadb:12.2"
     environment:
       - MYSQL_DATABASE=writefreely
       - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD_FILE=/run/secrets/db_root_password