diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 1d2d0d6..8f7a048 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     services:
       mysql:
-        image: mysql:5.7
+        image: mysql:latest
         env:
           MYSQL_DATABASE: ${{ env.MYSQL_DATABASE }}
           MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: ${{ env.MYSQL_PASSWORD }}          
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c522db7..d5d0a9c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -139,4 +139,7 @@ cmake_install.cmake
 install_manifest.txt
 compile_commands.json
 CTestTestfile.cmake
-_deps
\ No newline at end of file
+_deps
+
+# npm auth token file (created during CI publish)
+.npmrc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/integration/node/run-local.sh b/integration/node/run-local.sh
index 9d50fb4..83b35f5 100755
--- a/integration/node/run-local.sh
+++ b/integration/node/run-local.sh
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ function cleanup {
 }
 
 echo "Launch MySQL container"
-MYSQL_CONTAINER_ID=$(docker run --rm -d --platform linux/amd64 -e MYSQL_HOSTNAME=${MYSQL_HOSTNAME} -e MYSQL_DATABASE=${TEST_DB_NAME} -e MYSQL_USERNAME=${TEST_DB_USER} \
+MYSQL_CONTAINER_ID=$(docker run --rm -d -e MYSQL_HOSTNAME=${MYSQL_HOSTNAME} -e MYSQL_DATABASE=${TEST_DB_NAME} -e MYSQL_USERNAME=${TEST_DB_USER} \
     -e MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=${TEST_DB_PASSWORD} -p 127.0.0.1:${TEST_DB_PORT}:3306/tcp --health-cmd "mysqladmin --protocol=tcp -u root \
-    -pPassword123 ping" --health-interval 10s --health-timeout 5s --health-retries 10 mysql:5.7)
+    -pPassword123 ping" --health-interval 10s --health-timeout 5s --health-retries 10 mysql:latest)
 
 # Ensure Docker container is killed
 trap cleanup EXIT
diff --git a/scripts/local-integration-test.sh b/scripts/local-integration-test.sh
index 79cdc87..216a77f 100755
--- a/scripts/local-integration-test.sh
+++ b/scripts/local-integration-test.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ export TEST_DB_PASSWORD=Password123
 export TEST_DB_PORT=3306
 
 MYSQL_CONTAINER_ID=$($CONTAINER_CMD run --rm -d \
-  --platform linux/amd64 \
   -e MYSQL_HOSTNAME=${MYSQL_HOSTNAME} \
   -e MYSQL_DATABASE=${TEST_DB_NAME} \
   -e MYSQL_USERNAME=${TEST_DB_USER} \
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ MYSQL_CONTAINER_ID=$($CONTAINER_CMD run --rm -d \
   --health-interval 10s \
   --health-timeout 5s \
   --health-retries 10 \
-  mysql:5.7)
+  mysql:latest)
 
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    echo Docker failed to start container
diff --git a/test/helpers.ts b/test/helpers.ts
index c4f6792..10c0e57 100644
--- a/test/helpers.ts
+++ b/test/helpers.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import crypto from 'crypto';
-
 export const posix_log_levels = {
     emerg: 0,
     alert: 1,
@@ -11,13 +9,6 @@ export const posix_log_levels = {
     debug: 7
 };
 
-export function get_sample_json(size: number): string {
-    return JSON.stringify({
-        key1: 'value1b',
-        nested: { secret: crypto.randomBytes(size).toString('base64') }
-    }, ['nested.secret']);
-}
-
 export function get_string(size: number): string {
     return 'x'.repeat(size);
 }