diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 835ae86..760f38c 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ NGINX_HOST=localhost
 PHP_VERSION=latest
 
 # MySQL
+MYSQL_VERSION=5.7.22
 MYSQL_HOST=mysql
 MYSQL_DATABASE=test
 MYSQL_ROOT_USER=root
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 88ff7f6..b30cd57 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ services:
         depends_on:
             - mysqldb
     mysqldb:
-        image: mysql
+        image: mysql:${MYSQL_VERSION}
         container_name: ${MYSQL_HOST}
         restart: always
         env_file: