diff --git a/playbooks/roles/refstack/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2 b/playbooks/roles/refstack/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2
index 9269eafc85..6aba1fdb81 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/refstack/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/refstack/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version: '2'
 
 services:
   mariadb:
-    image: docker.io/library/mariadb:10.4
+    image: docker.io/library/mariadb:10.11
     network_mode: host
     restart: always
     environment:
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ services:
       MYSQL_DATABASE: refstack
       MYSQL_USER: "{{ refstack_db_username }}"
       MYSQL_PASSWORD: "{{ refstack_db_password }}"
+      MARIADB_AUTO_UPGRADE: 1
     volumes:
       - /var/lib/refstack/db:/var/lib/mysql
     logging: