diff --git a/dev/docker-compose.yml b/dev/docker-compose.yml
index cc7033fc8eae..b53cc3488c8c 100644
--- a/dev/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/dev/docker-compose.yml
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ services:
       - ef
 
   mysql:
-    image: mysql:8.0
+    image: mysql:8.4
     ports:
       - "3306:3306"
     command:
-      - --default-authentication-plugin=mysql_native_password
+      - --mysql-native-password=ON
       - --innodb-print-all-deadlocks=ON
     environment:
       MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: ${MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD}
diff --git a/dev/secrets.json.example b/dev/secrets.json.example
index 7bf753e93834..85c9ce7a7ea5 100644
--- a/dev/secrets.json.example
+++ b/dev/secrets.json.example
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
       "connectionString": "Host=localhost;Username=postgres;Password=SET_A_PASSWORD_HERE_123;Database=vault_dev;Include Error Detail=true"
     },
     "mySql": {
-      "connectionString": "server=localhost;uid=root;pwd=SET_A_PASSWORD_HERE_123;database=vault_dev"
+      "connectionString": "server=localhost;uid=root;pwd=SET_A_PASSWORD_HERE_123;database=vault_dev;AllowPublicKeyRetrieval=true;SslMode=Preferred"
     },
     "sqlite": {
       "connectionString": "Data Source=/path/to/bitwardenServer/repository/server/dev/db/bitwarden.db"