diff --git a/playbooks/roles/gerrit/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2 b/playbooks/roles/gerrit/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2
index 4626a2db6f..5dc051b357 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/gerrit/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/gerrit/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 version: '2'
 services:
   mariadb:
-    image: docker.io/library/mariadb:10.4
+    image: docker.io/library/mariadb:10.6
     network_mode: host
     environment:
       MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD: "{{ gerrit_reviewdb_mariadb_password }}"