diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 77fab36..cf74d47 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ jobs:
     test-backend:
         docker:
             - image: cimg/node:lts
-            - image: cimg/mariadb:latest
+            - image: cimg/mariadb:10.8
               environment:
                   MYSQL_ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD: "true"
                   MYSQL_DATABASE: writer_test