diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index e5f7f95..dbc5970 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ version: 2
 
 job-references:
   mysql_image: &mysql_image
-    circleci/mysql:5.6
+    circleci/mysql:5.7
 
   setup_environment: &setup_environment
     name: "Setup Environment Variables"